Tank-treading as a means of propulsion in viscous shear flows

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 680, Issue , 2011, Pages 265-286

  Olla, Piero ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

low Reynolds number flows; membranes; propulsion

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANES; PROPULSION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RIGIDITY; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

ADDITIONAL FORCES; ANALYTICAL CALCULATION; BENDING RIGIDITY; CONCENTRATION FIELDS; HYDRODYNAMIC STRESS; INHOMOGENEITIES; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER FLOW; SHAPE EVOLUTION;

SHEAR FLOW;

FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOCOMOTION; MEMBRANE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RIGIDITY; SHEAR FLOW; SWIMMING; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 80052168423     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2011.162     Document Type: Article

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