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Large-amplitude oscillations of foils for efficient propulsion
Daniel Floryan, Tyler Van Buren, Alexander J. Smits
Large-amplitude oscillations of foils have been observed to yield greater propulsive efficiency than small-amplitude oscillations. Using scaling relations and experiments on foils…
Distributed flexibility in inertial swimmers
Daniel Floryan, Clarence W. Rowley
We study a linear inviscid model of a passively flexible swimmer with distributed flexibility, calculating its propulsive performance and optimal distributions of flexibility. The…
Connections between resonance and nonlinearity in swimming performance of a flexible heaving plate
Andres Goza, Daniel Floryan, Clancy Rowley
We investigate the role of resonance in finite-amplitude swimming of a flexible flat plate in a viscous fluid. The role of resonance in performance remains unclear for two reasons:…
Swimmers' wake structures are not reliable indicators of swimming performance
Daniel Floryan, Tyler Van Buren, Alexander J. Smits
The structure of swimmers' wakes is often assumed to be an indicator of swimming performance, that is, how momentum is produced and energy is consumed. Here, we discuss three cases…
Efficient cruising for swimming and flying animals is dictated by fluid drag
Daniel Floryan, Tyler Van Buren, Alexander J. Smits
Many swimming and flying animals are observed to cruise in a narrow range of Strouhal numbers, where the Strouhal number is a dimensionless parameter that relates st…