Numerical simulation for the propulsive performance of a submerged wiggling micromachine

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1537-1543

  Uchiyama, Tomomi ^a   Kikuyama, Koji ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY;

KINEMATIC VISCOSITY; PHASE VELOCITY; PROPULSIVE EFFICIENCY; WIGGLING MOTION;

MICROMACHINING;

EID: 9644252702     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/14/11/015     Document Type: Article

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