The rheology of a semi-dilute suspension of swimming model micro-organisms

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 588, Issue , 2007, Pages 399-435

  Ishikawa, Takuji ^a   Pedley, T J ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; FLOW FIELDS; MICROORGANISMS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VISCOSITY;

BROWNIAN EFFECT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOVEMENT;

FLUID MECHANICS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; FLOW FIELDS; FLUID MECHANICS; MICROORGANISMS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VISCOSITY;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; BROWNIAN MOTION; MICROORGANISM; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOLOGY; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34548737944     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007007835     Document Type: Article

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