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Effects of surface roughness on the propulsive performance of pitching foils
Rodrigo Vilumbrales-Garcia, Melike Kurt, Gabriel D. Weymouth +1
The hydrodynamic influence of surface texture on static surfaces ranges from large drag penalties (roughness) to potential performance benefits (shark-like skin). Although, it is o…
Two-dimensionally stable self-organization arises in simple schooling swimmers through hydrodynamic interactions
Pedro Costa Ormonde, Melike Kurt, Amin Mivehchi +1
We present new constrained and free-swimming experiments and simulations of a pair of pitching hydrofoils interacting in a minimal school. The hydrofoils have an out-of-phase synch…
Scaling Laws for the Propulsive Performance of a Purely Pitching Foil in Ground Effect
Amin Mivehchi, Qiang Zhang, Melike Kurt +2
Scaling laws for the thrust production and power consumption of a purely pitching hydrofoil in ground effect are presented. For the first time, ground effect scaling laws based on…
Exact solutions for ground effect
Peter J. Baddoo, Melike Kurt, Lorna J. Ayton +1
"Ground effect" refers to the enhanced performance enjoyed by fliers or swimmers operating close to the ground. We derive a number of exact solutions for this phenomenon, thereby e…