Abstract
We study the efficiencies of swimming motions due to small deformations of spherical and cylindrical bodies at low Reynolds number. A notion of efficiency is defined and used to determine optimal swimming strokes. These strokes are composed of propagating waves, symmetric about the axis of propulsion.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 587-599 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Fluid Mechanics |
| Volume | 198 |
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| State | Published - Jan 1989 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Applied Mathematics