Ahmad A, Rao V R, Krishna P R
Biophysics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Nizam College, Hyderabad 500 001, India.
Indian J Exp Biol. 2000 Aug;38(8):766-71.
In the present investigation, speed of mosquitoes A. aegyptii (Linnè) and Culex quinquefasciatus (Say) is measured by designing and constructing a low speed wind tunnel in the laboratory. The velocity of mosquitoes is less than the other myogenic and neurogenic insects. Lift, one of the important aerodynamic forces that a flier has to develop for its efficient flight, is studied in mosquitoes by developing a simple technique using digital single pan balance. Lift, drag and their coefficients of hovering mosquito are calculated from the knowledge of body parameters by considering the wings of mosquito as harmonic oscillator. The calculated value of lift is verified with the experimental. The study throws light on morphophysiological adaptation of mosquitoes for the generation of aerodynamic forces in hovering, tethered and forward flights.
在本研究中，通过在实验室设计和建造一个低速风洞来测量埃及伊蚊（林奈）和致倦库蚊（赛伊）的飞行速度。蚊子的飞行速度低于其他肌源性和神经源性昆虫。升力是飞行者为实现高效飞行必须产生的重要空气动力之一，通过使用数字单盘天平开发一种简单技术，对蚊子的升力进行了研究。通过将蚊子的翅膀视为谐波振荡器，根据身体参数计算出悬停蚊子的升力、阻力及其系数。将升力的计算值与实验结果进行了验证。该研究揭示了蚊子在悬停、系留飞行和向前飞行中产生空气动力的形态生理适应性。
