Near-body flow dynamics in swimming fish

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 2303-2327

  Wolfgang, M J ^a   Anderson, J M ^a,c   Grosenbaugh, M A ^b   Yue, D K P ^a   Triantafyllou, M S ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carangiform; Danio malabaricus; Digital particle image velocimetry; Giant danio; Hydrodynamics; Manoeuvering; Panel method; Swimming; Unsteady propulsion; Vorticity control

Indexed keywords

DANIO MALABARICUS;

EID: 0032826193     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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