Propulsive force measurements and flow behavior of undulatory swimmers at low Reynolds number

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Sznitman, J ^a,c   Shen, X ^a   Sznitman, R ^b   Arratia, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLUTIONS; VISCOSITY;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INCREASING VISCOSITY; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER HYDRODYNAMICS; PARTICLE TRACKING; PROPULSIVE FORCES; RESISTIVE FORCE THEORY; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 79251555999     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3529236     Document Type: Article

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