Average nutrient uptake by a self-propelled unsteady squirmer

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 539, Issue , 2005, Pages 93-112

  Magar, Vanesa ^a,b   Pedley, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); MASS TRANSFER; MICROORGANISMS; OSCILLATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPHERES;

AVERAGE NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SELF-PROPELLED UNSTEADY SQUIRMER; SURFACE MOTION;

UNSTEADY FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); MASS TRANSFER; MICROORGANISMS; OSCILLATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPHERES; UNSTEADY FLOW;

FLUID MECHANICS;

EID: 33644589199     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112005005768     Document Type: Article

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