Synchronization of flexible sheets

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 674, Issue , 2011, Pages 163-173

  Elfring, Gwynn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

biological fluid dynamics; low Reynolds number flows; micro organism dynamics

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; MICROORGANISMS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS; CLOSE PROXIMITY; FLEXIBLE SHEETS; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER FLOW; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; SYMMETRY-BREAKING; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL; VIS-COELASTIC FLUIDS;

SYNCHRONIZATION;

ELASTICITY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SYNCHRONY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955998827     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112011000814     Document Type: Article

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