A computational method for analysis of underwater dolphin kick hydrodynamics in human swimming

Sports Biomechanics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-77

  Von Loebbecke, Alfred ^a   Mittal, Rajat ^a   Mark, Russell ^b   Hahn, James ^a  

^a George Washington University   (United States)

^b USA Swimming   (United States)

Author keywords

Active drag; Computational fluid dynamics; Hydrodynamics; Jet flow; Kick asymmetry; Vortex rings

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SWIMMING;

EID: 60749098051     PISSN: 14763141     EISSN: 17526116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14763140802629982     Document Type: Article

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