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most citedFlow Transitions and Mapping for Undulating Swimmers

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15 papers

physics.flu-dyn2026

A Fully Parallel Dual-Grid Immersed-Boundary Framework for Flow-Induced Sound from Complex Moving and Deforming Bodies

Amirhossein Fardi, Muhammad Saif Ullah Khalid

Predicting flow-induced sound from moving and deforming bodies is computationally demanding because the near-field hydrodynamics and the far-field acoustics require substantially d…

physics.flu-dyn2025

Optimized Fish Locomotion using Design-by-Morphing and Bayesian Optimization

Hamayun Farooq, Imran Akhtar, Muhammad Saif Ullah Khalid +1

Nature has always inspired scientists and engineers to understand the underlying mechanism leading to optimal design in bio-inspired dynamics. This study presents a computational f…

physics.flu-dyn2025

On the role of morphology and kinematics of biological swimmers to spread and suppress their odors in the wake

Maham Kamran, Amirhossein Fardi, Chengyu Li +1

Understanding the interplay between hydrodynamics and chemical sensing in aquatic environments is crucial for unraveling biological swimmers' navigation, foraging, and communicatio…

physics.flu-dyn2025

Characterizing the Role of Hind Flippers in Hydrodynamics of A Harbor Seal

Amirhossein Fardi, Hamayun Farooq, Imran Akhtar +2

In this paper, we investigate the hydrodynamic characteristics of harbor seal locomotion, focusing on the role of hind flippers in thrust generation and wake dynamics. Through thre…

physics.flu-dyn2024

How does vortex dynamics help undulating bodies spread odor?

Maham Kamran, Amirhossein Fardi, Chengyu Li +1

In this paper, we examine the coupling between odor dynamics and vortex dynamics around undulating bodies, with a focus on bio-inspired propulsion mechanisms. Utilizing computation…

physics.flu-dyn2023

Physics-Informed Scaling Laws for the Performance of Pitching Foils in Schooling Configurations

Ahmet Gungor, Muhammad Saif Ullah Khalid, Arman Hemmati

This study introduces novel physics-based scaling laws to estimate the propulsive performance of synchronously pitching foils in various schooling configurations at Re=4000. These…