Numerical simulation of vortex ring formation in the presence of background flow with implications for squid propulsion

Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-123

  Jiang, Houshuo ^a   Grosenbaugh, Mark A ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Background flow; Jet; Numerical simulation; Squid propulsion; Vortex ring formation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; JETS; LAMINAR FLOW; PISTONS; WAKES;

BACKGROUND FLOW; MEAN PISTON VELOCITY; SQUID PROPULSION; VORTEX RING FORMATION;

VORTEX FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; JETS; LAMINAR FLOW; PISTONS; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

FLOW;

CEPHALOPODA;

EID: 33645523945     PISSN: 09354964     EISSN: 14322250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00162-006-0010-5     Document Type: Article

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