Hydrodynamic performance and vortex shedding of a biologically inspired three-dimensional flapping foil

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 2005. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-131). === The dynamics of flapping remains a subject a great theoretical and practical interest. Propulsion and maneuvering by flapping, optimized through years of...

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Main Author: Lim, Keith, K. L
Other Authors: Alexandra H. Techet.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33570