Hydrodynamics of metachronal paddling: effects of varying Reynolds number and phase lag

Negatively buoyant freely swimming crustaceans such as krill must generate downward momentum in order to maintain their position in the water column. These animals use a drag-based propulsion strategy, where pairs of closely spaced swimming limbs are oscillated rhythmically from the tail to head. Ea...

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Main Authors: Mitchell P. Ford, Hong Kuan Lai, Milad Samaee, Arvind Santhanakrishnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2019-10-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.191387