Aspect ratio affects the equilibrium altitude of near-ground swimmers

DOI10.1017/jfm.2021.307zbMath1485.76095OpenAlexW3159470166MaRDI QIDQ4987954

Daniel B. Quinn, K. W. Moored, Tianjun Han, Qiang Zhong

Publication date: 11 May 2021

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2021.307

zbMATH Keywords

flow-structure interactionexperimental verificationground effectswimming propulsionpotential flow simulation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Experimental work for problems pertaining to fluid mechanics (76-05) Biomechanics (92C10) Biopropulsion in water and in air (76Z10)

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