Helical propulsion in shear-thinning fluids

DOI10.1017/jfm.2016.807zbMath1383.76576arXiv1611.09242OpenAlexW2558421660WikidataQ59203789 ScholiaQ59203789MaRDI QIDQ5364438

Eric Lauga, F. A. Godínez, Saúl Gómez, Roberto Zenit

Publication date: 28 September 2017

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

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1611.09242

zbMATH Keywords

non-Newtonian flowspropulsionbiological fluid dynamics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Non-Newtonian fluids (76A05) Biomechanics (92C10) Biopropulsion in water and in air (76Z10)

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