Wake structure and hydrodynamic performance of flapping foils mimicking fish fin kinematics
Numerical simulations are used to investigate the wake structure and hydrodynamic performance of bionic flapping foils. The study is motivated by the quest to understand the fluid dynamics of fish fins and use it in the underwater propulsion. The simulations employ an immersed boundary method that m...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-09-01
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Series: | Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X16301139 |