Leading-edge tubercles delay stall on humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flippers

By D. Miklosovic, M. Murray, L. Howle, Frank E. Fish. 2004

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Subfields: Aerospace Engineering, Ecology, Ocean Engineering

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Hydrodynamic effects of leading-edge tubercles on control surfaces and in flapping foil propulsion (2008, methodology): “in [17], which were based on the left pectoral flipper of a 9.”
On the reduction of aerofoil–turbulence interaction noise associated with wavy leading edges (2016, background): “Undulated LEs (with tubercles, protuberance or waviness) inspired by the flippers of humpback whales (Fish & Battle 1995; Miklosovic et al. 2004) have been studied in recent years with regard to their benefits in terms of improved aerodynamic/hydrodynamic performance, particularly at high angles of…”
Underwater components of humpback whale bubble-net feeding behaviour (2011, background): “, 2006), the morphologic adaptations favouring manoeuvrability are thought to allow humpbacks to undertake the fine-scale movements needed to create bubble nets (Fish & Battle, 1995; Fish, 2002; Miklosovic et al., 2004; Woodward et al., 2006).”
The effect of wavy leading edges on aerofoil-gust interaction noise (2013, background): “Several studies showed that leading-edge tubercles may lead to a more gradual stall and better post-stall performance than straight leading edges at the expense of marginal reduction in pre-stall performance [17–25].”
Fight or flight: antipredator strategies of baleen whales (2008, background): “Humpback whales have exceptionally long flippers with protuberances on their leading edge that reduce drag and add lift, which further enhances turning ability (Miklosovic et al., 2004).”
Performance and mechanism of sinusoidal leading edge serrations for the reduction of turbulence–aerofoil interaction noise (2017, methodology): “Miklosovic et al. (2004) conducted the first wind tunnel tests using idealized models of humpback whale flippers at mean chord Reynolds numbers in the range of 5.05× 105 – 5.20× 105 and attack angles in the range of −2◦–20◦.”
Flow over a Wing with Leading-Edge Undulations (2015, background): “[2], Fish and Lauder [ 7], Fish et al.”