Flexibility effects on vortex formation of translating plates

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 677, Issue , 2011, Pages 255-271

  Kim, Daegyoum ^a   Gharib, Morteza ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

propulsion; swimming flying; vortex dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF ATTACK; ASPECT RATIO; DRAG; HYDRODYNAMICS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PROPULSION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ACCELERATION PHASE; DEFOCUSING DIGITAL PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; FUNDAMENTAL MODELS; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES; LEADING-EDGE VORTICES; SWIMMING/FLYING; VORTEX DYNAMICS; VORTEX STRUCTURES;

VORTEX FLOW;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; SWIMMING; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 79959228597     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2011.82     Document Type: Article

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