Lunate-tail swimming propulsion as a problem of curved lifting line in unsteady flow. Part 1. Asymptotic theory

DOI10.1017/S0022112084001373zbMath0562.76129MaRDI QIDQ3675832

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Publication date: 1984

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

zbMATH Keywords

asymptotic theory; high-aspect-ratio; lunate tail; oscillating lifting surfaces; swimming propulsion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

76Z10: Biopropulsion in water and in air

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