Passive locomotion of a simple articulated fish-like system in the wake of an obstacle

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 607, Issue , 2008, Pages 279-288

  Eldredge, Jeff D ^a   Pisani, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPED LOCOMOTION; CIRCULAR CYLINDERS; FRICTION; HINGES; PROPULSION; RIGID STRUCTURES; SKIN FRICTION; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

CYLINDER DIAMETERS; FLOW SYMMETRY; LARGE-SCALE VORTICES; NEGATIVE SKIN FRICTION; PASSIVE LOCOMOTIONS; PASSIVE SYSTEMS; SHAPE CHANGE; VORTEX STREET;

FISH;

CYLINDER; LOCOMOTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WAKE;

EID: 47149118042     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008002218     Document Type: Article

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