Swimming due to transverse shape deformations

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 631, Issue , 2009, Pages 127-148

  Kanso, Eva ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPED LOCOMOTION; POTENTIAL FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY; WAKES;

BALANCE LAW; DEFORMABLE BODIES; POINT VORTICES; SHAPE CHANGE; SHAPE DEFORMATION; SLENDER BODIES; VORTEX WAKES; WAKE VORTICITY;

DEFORMATION;

NUMERICAL MODEL; POTENTIAL FLOW; SWIMMING; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY; WAKE;

EID: 69649084223     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009006806     Document Type: Article

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