A thermodynamic efficiency for Stokesian swimming

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 705, Issue , 2012, Pages 77-97

  Childress, Stephen ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

micro organism dynamics; Stokesian dynamics; swimming flying

Indexed keywords

THERMODYNAMICS;

CLASSICAL THERMODYNAMICS; SPHERICAL BODY; STOKES FLOWS; STOKESIAN DYNAMICS; SWIMMING/FLYING; THERMODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY;

EFFICIENCY;

STOKES FORMULA; SWIMMING; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84865499275     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2011.561     Document Type: Article

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