Force characteristics and vortex shedding of a pitching foil in shear flows

Journal of Hydrodynamics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-33

  Li, Dan Yong ^a   Liu, Nan Sheng ^a   Lu, Xi Yun ^a   Yin, Xie Zhen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Force; Locomotion; Unsteady flow; Vortex dynamics; Vortex shedding

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SHEAR FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW;

FORCE CHARACTERISTICS; LOCOMOTION; PITCHING FOIL; VORTEX DYNAMICS;

VORTEX SHEDDING;

EID: 18444401704     PISSN: 10016058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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