Numerical and Experimental Research on Modular Oscillating Fin

Journal of Bionic Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-23

  Zhang, Yong hua ^a   Song, Yan ^a   Yang, Jie ^a   Low, K H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); modular design; oscillating fin; Shape Memory Alloy (SMA)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; TURBULENT FLOW; UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT;

MODULAR DESIGN; OSCILLATING FIN; ROBOTIC FISH;

FISH;

EID: 41049084283     PISSN: 16726529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1672-6529(08)60002-5     Document Type: Article

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