Optimum shape of a flagellated microorganism

JSME International Journal, Series C: Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 952-957

  Fujita, Tatsuya ^a   Kawai, Tatsuo ^a   Wada, Hiroshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b University of Tsukuba ^*

Author keywords

Bio fluid mechanics; Boundary element method; Flagella; Microorganism; Numerical analysis; Viscous flow

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CELLS; HYDRODYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; PROPULSION;

FLAGELLATED MICROORGANISMS;

MICROORGANISMS;

MICROORGANISM;

EID: 0035720660     PISSN: 13447653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmec.44.952     Document Type: Article

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2. Swimming of flagellated microorganisms
3. The hydrodynamics of flagellar propulsion: Helical waves
4. A boundary-element analysis of flagellar propulsion
5. Study on resistive force theory for flagella with boundary element method