Thrust production and wake structure of a batoid-inspired oscillating fin

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 562, Issue , 2006, Pages 415-429

  Clark, R P ^a,b   Smits, A J ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VORTEX FLOW;

BATOID FISH; OSCILLATING FIN; PECTORAL FIN; STROUHAL NUMBER;

WAKES;

FLOW VISUALIZATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW STRUCTURE; HYDRODYNAMICS; OSCILLATING FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WAKE;

BATOIDEA;

EID: 33749000616     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006001297     Document Type: Article

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