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| Title: | Experimental Investigations of Elastic Tail Propulsion At Low Reynolds Number |
| Authors: | Yu, Tony S.
Lauga, Eric
Hosoi, A.E. |
| Keywords: | Low Reynolds Number
Swimming
Propulsion
Elastica
Flexible Oar
RoboChlam |
| Issue Date: | 4-May-2007 |
| Series/Report no.: | 06-P-01 |
| Abstract: | A simple way to generate propulsion at low Reynolds number is to periodically oscillate a passive flexible filament. Here we present a macroscopic experimental investigation of such a propulsive mechanism. A robotic swimmer is constructed and both tail shape and propulsive force are measured. Filament characteristics and the actuation are varied and resulting data are quantitatively compared with existing linear and nonlinear theories. |
| Description: | Accepted for publication in Phys. Fluids. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37325 |
| Appears in Collections: | HML Preprints (for all years)
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