Impulsive fluid forcing and water strider locomotion

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 573, Issue , 2007, Pages 211-236

  Bühler, Oliver ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPED LOCOMOTION; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MOMENTUM; VORTEX FLOW; WATER WAVES;

FLUID FORCING; LINEAR IMPULSE THEORY; WATER STRIDER; WATER-WALKING INSECTS;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

BIPED LOCOMOTION; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; FLUID DYNAMICS; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MOMENTUM; VORTEX FLOW; WATER WAVES;

COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; FREE SURFACE FLOW; INSECT; LOCOMOTION;

ANIMALIA; GERRIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 33847337371     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211200600379X     Document Type: Article

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