Unsteady propulsion near a solid boundary

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 742, Issue , 2014, Pages 152-170

  Quinn, Daniel B ^a   Moored, Keith W ^b   Dewey, Peter A ^a   Smits, Alexander J ^a,c  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

flow structure interactions; propulsion; swimming flying

Indexed keywords

PROPULSION; VORTEX FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; FLOW-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; PITCH OSCILLATIONS; PROPULSIVE EFFICIENCIES; SOLID BOUNDARIES; SWIMMING/FLYING; TIME-AVERAGED; WALL PROXIMITY;

GROUND EFFECT;

AERODYNAMICS; FLIGHT; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; SWIMMING; VORTEX SHEDDING; FLOW STRUCTURE; JET FLOW; OSCILLATION; UNSTEADY FLOW; VORTICITY; WAKE;

EID: 84894437402     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2013.659     Document Type: Article

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