Numerical investigation of the hydrodynamics of carangiform swimming in the transitional and inertial flow regimes

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1541-1558

  Borazjani, Iman ^a   Sotiropoulos, Fotis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carangiform; Energetics; Fish swimming; Mackerel; Numerical simulaton; Wake structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISH; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; TAIL; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FISHES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SWIMMING; TAIL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 46949106196     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.015644     Document Type: Article

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