Numerical study of flow field induced by a locomotive fish in the moving meshes

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2247-2263

  Sheu, Tony W H ^a   Chen, Yen Haw ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

(ALE) framework; Flow structure interaction; Geometric conservation law; Moving meshes; Space conservation law; Wave and sinusoidal motions

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FLOW STRUCTURE;

GEOMETRIC CONSERVATION LAW; LOCOMOTIVE FISH; MOVING MESHES; SINUSOIDAL MOTION; SPACE CONSERVATION LAW; WAVE MOTION;

FLOW FIELDS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FLOW STRUCTURE;

EID: 33947129356     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1847     Document Type: Article

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