Unsteady wave pattern generation by water striders

DOI10.1017/JFM.2018.365zbMATH Open1404.76314arXiv1711.01825OpenAlexW2767324779WikidataQ124823825 ScholiaQ124823825MaRDI QIDQ4582934FDOQ4582934

Authors: Thomas Steinmann, Maxence Arutkin, Précillia Cochard, Elie Raphaël, Jérôme Casas, Michael Benzaquen 

Publication date: 27 August 2018

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

Abstract: We perform an experimental and theoretical study of the wave pattern generated by the leg strokes of water striders during a propulsion cycle. Using the synthetic Schlieren method, we are able to measure the dynamic response of the free surface accurately. In order to match experimental conditions, we extend B"uhler's theory of impulsive forcing (cite{buhler}) to finite depth. We demonstrate the improved ability of this approach to reproduce the experimental findings, once the observed continuous forcing and hence non-zero temporal and spatial extent of the leg strokes is also taken into account.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1711.01825

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zbMATH Keywords

capillary waveswave-structure interactionswaves/free-surface flows

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Capillarity (surface tension) for incompressible viscous fluids (76D45) Biomechanics (92C10) Biopropulsion in water and in air (76Z10)

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