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Can I read Flight of a samara, Alsomitra macrocarpa on EtoBox?
Flight of a samara, Alsomitra macrocarpa by Akira Azuma; Yoshinori Okuno is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Flight of a samara, Alsomitra macrocarpa about?
The steady gliding flight of samples of Alsomitra macrocarpa samara was filmed and analysed. By using the observed data, the flight performance of the samara was made clear. The lift-to-drag ratio or the gliding ratio was about 3 ~ 4 and the rate of descent was 0.3 -0.7 m/sec, which was smaller than those of other rotary seeds. The flight was so stable that samples were seen to take their optimal trimmed angle of attack with a value between the maximum gliding ratio and the minimum rate of descent. The aerodynamic function of the husk for the distribution of the seeds was also revealed by making wind tunnel tests of the husk.
Who reads Flight of a samara, Alsomitra macrocarpa?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Author
- Akira Azuma; Yoshinori Okuno
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Inc.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0022-5193)
- Published
- 1987
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)