Analysis of small deformation of helical flagellum of swimming Vibrio alginolyticus

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

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1241-1247

  Takano, Yasunari ^a   Yoshida, Kazuki ^a   Kudo, Seishi ^b   Nishitoba, Megumi ^b   Magariyama, Yukio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

^b TOIN UNIVERSITY OF YOKOHAMA   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flagellar hydrodynamics; Flexible flagellum; Kirchhoff rod model; Resistive force theory; Swimming bacterium; Vibrio alginolyticus

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOUS FLOW;

CIRCULAR HELIX; VISCOUS FORCES;

BACTERIA;

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATION;

EID: 1442291021     PISSN: 13447653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmec.46.1241     Document Type: Article

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