Two-dimensional flagellar synchronization in viscoelastic fluids

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 646, Issue , 2010, Pages 505-515

  Elfring, Gwynn J ^a   Pak, On Shun ^a   Lauga, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; POLYMERS; VISCOELASTICITY;

BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS; CLOSE PROXIMITY; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES; NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; POLYMERIC MICROSTRUCTURES; TIME-SCALES; VIS-COELASTIC FLUIDS; WAVE FORMS;

SYNCHRONIZATION;

ASYMMETRY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLAGELLATE; GEOMETRY; MICROSTRUCTURE; NEWTONIAN FLUID; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLYMER; SWIMMING; VISCOELASTIC FLUID;

EID: 77952387237     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009994010     Document Type: Article

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