The numerical comparison of flow patterns and propulsive performances for the hydromedusae Sarsia tubulosa and Aequorea victoria

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 2656-2667

  Sahin, Mehmet ^a   Mohseni, Kamran ^a   Colin, Sean P ^b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ALE methods; Computational fluid dynamics; Flow patterns; Fluid mechanics; Locomotion; Medusae; Propulsion; Unstructured finite volume

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BIOMECHANICS; FLOW KINETICS; HISTOLOGY; HYDROZOA; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ACCELERATION; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; HYDROZOA; MOUTH; MOVEMENT; MUSCLES; RHEOLOGY; SWIMMING;

AEQUOREA VICTORIA; HYDROIDA; HYDROMEDUSA; HYDROZOA; SARSIA TUBULOSA;

EID: 67651013925     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.025536     Document Type: Article

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