| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 797105 | Journal of Fluids and Structures | 2012 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
To evaluate the swimming performances of aquatic animals, an important dimensionless quantity is the Strouhal number, St=fA/USt=fA/U, with f the tail-beat frequency, A the peak-to-peak tail amplitude, and U the swimming velocity. Experiments with flapping foils have exhibited maximum propulsive efficiency in the interval 0.25
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Authors
Christophe Eloy,