A two-dimensional model of low-Reynolds number swimming beneath a free surface

Biological organisms swimming at low-Reynolds number are often influenced by the presence of rigid boundaries and soft interfaces. In this paper, we present an analysis of locomotion near a free surface with surface tension. Using a simplified two-dimensional singularity model and combining a comple...

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Main Authors: Crowdy, Darren, Lee, Sungyon, Samson, Ophir, Lauga, Eric, Hosoi, Anette E.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Cambridge University Press 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78605
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4940-7496