On the relationship between efficiency and wake structure of a batoid-inspired oscillating fin

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 691, Issue , 2012, Pages 245-266

  Dewey, Peter A ^a   Carriou, Antoine ^b   Smits, Alexander J ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

propulsion; swimming flying; vortex dynamics

Indexed keywords

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); PROPULSION; STROUHAL NUMBER; WAKES;

FINITE DISTANCE DOWNSTREAM; OSCILLATION PERIODS; SPANWISE LOCATIONS; SWIMMING/FLYING; UNDULATORY PROPULSIONS; VORTEX DYNAMICS; WAKE STRUCTURES; WAKE TRANSITION;

VORTEX FLOW;

BIFURCATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; SWIMMING; VORTEX SHEDDING; VORTICITY; WAKE;

BATOIDEA;

EID: 84855775055     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2011.472     Document Type: Article

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