A Numerical Study of Metachronal Propulsion at Low to Intermediate Reynolds Numbers
Inspired by the forward swimming of long-tailed crustaceans, we study an underwater propulsion mechanism for a swimming body with multiple rigid paddles attached underneath undergoing cycles of power and return strokes with a constant phase-difference between neighboring paddles, a phenomenon known...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-05-01
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Series: | Fluids |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/5/2/86 |