Computational modelling and analysis of the hydrodynamics of a highly deformable fish pectoral fin

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 645, Issue , 2010, Pages 345-373

  Dong, H ^a,c   Bozkurttas, M ^a   Mittal, R ^a,d   Madden, P ^b   Lauder, G V ^b  

^a George Washington University   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; DEFORMATION; FISH; MORPHOLOGY; VORTEX FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; FLAPPING MOTION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; PRODUCTION MECHANISMS; PROPULSIVE PERFORMANCE; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; SURFACE DISTRIBUTIONS;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

FISH; FLUID DYNAMICS; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINEMATICS; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; VORTEX FLOW;

LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 77952425938     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009992941     Document Type: Article

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