Transition in swimming direction in a model self-propelled inertial swimmer

Transition in swimming direction in a model self-propelled inertial swimmer

We propose a reciprocal, self-propelled model swimmer at intermediate Reynolds numbers (Re). Our swimmer consists of two unequal spheres that oscillate in antiphase, generating nonlinear steady streaming (SS) flows. We show computationally that the SS flows enable the swimmer to propel itself, and a...

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Main Authors: Dombrowski, Thomas, Jones, Shannon K., Katsikis, Georgios, Bhalla, Amneet Pal Singh, Griffith, Boyce E., Klotsa, Daphne
Other Authors: Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120614

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