Flying Snake Cross-Section Aerodynamic Coefficients from 2D Simulations

Plots and data of lift and drag coefficients versus angle of attack for a flying snake cross-section. The data was obtained from two-dimensional simulations using an immersed boundary method (cuIBM) and is shared under a CC-BY license. The dataset accompanies the paper 'Lift and Wakes of Flying Snakes,' with a preprint available on arXiv.

Use Cases

• Validate computational fluid dynamics models based on the provided lift and drag coefficient data.
• Study bio-inspired flight mechanics based on the aerodynamic performance of a snake cross-section.
• Reproduce publication figures based on the included plotting scripts and data.
• Analyze the relationship between angle of attack and aerodynamic coefficients based on the simulation results.

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to a peer-reviewed paper preprint (arXiv:1309.2969).
• Includes plotting scripts for figure reproduction.
• Shared under a permissive CC-BY license.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Anush Krishnan

Collection Method

Data obtained from two-dimensional simulations using an immersed boundary method (cuIBM).