Optimal morphokinematics for undulatory swimmers at intermediate Reynolds numbers

DOI10.1017/jfm.2015.283zbMath1403.76198OpenAlexW2179833213MaRDI QIDQ2795060

Mattia Gazzola, Wim M. van Rees, Petros Koumoutsakos

Publication date: 18 March 2016

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://doc.rero.ch/record/295178/files/S0022112015002839.pdf

zbMATH Keywords

propulsionbiological fluid dynamicsswimming/flying

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Physiological flow (92C35) Biopropulsion in water and in air (76Z10)

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