Fig. 6. (A-H) Vorticity plots at half-wing length at various times during one cycle (advance ratio J=0.53). is 60°, non-dimensional time; _c is 60°, non-dimensional period of one cycle; , angle of attack of wing. Solid and broken lines indicate positive and negative vorticity, respectively. The magnitude of the non-dimensional vorticity at the outer contour is 1 and the contour interval is 1. (A-D), downstroke; (E-H), upstroke.

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