A simple model of propulsive oscillating foils

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 883-899

  Guglielmini, Laura ^a   Blondeaux, Paolo ^a   Vittori, Giovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofluid dynamics; Discrete vortex methods; Fish propulsion; Vorticity dynamics

Indexed keywords

BIPED LOCOMOTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; SHIP PROPULSION; VORTEX FLOW; VORTEX SHEDDING;

UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

FISH; FLUID DYNAMICS; VORTEX FLOW;

PISCES;

EID: 1942443817     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2003.08.007     Document Type: Article

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