Passive propulsion in vortex wakes

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 549, Issue , 2006, Pages 385-402

  Beal, D N ^a   Hover, F S ^a   Triantafyllou, M S ^a   Liao, J C ^b   Lauder, G V ^b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DRAG; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW;

FLOW ENERGY EXTRACTION; MECHANICAL ENERGY; PASSIVE PROPULSION; VORTEX WAKES;

WAKES;

ASPECT RATIO; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DRAG; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

VORTEX FLOW; WAKE;

EID: 33645806995     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112005007925     Document Type: Article

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