Animal locomotion.. The physics of flying, the hydrodynamics of swimming

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Animal Locomotion: The physics of flying, The hydrodynamics of swimming
Copyright - ISBN: 3642116329
Preface
Table of Contents
PART I The hydrodynamics of swimming
	Swimming hydrodynamics: ten questions and the technical approaches needed to resolve them
		Introduction
		Ten questions for swimming hydrodynamics
		Conclusions
	A potential-flow, deformable-body model for fluid–structure interactions with compact vorticity: application to animal swimming measurements
		Introduction
		Experimental and analytical methods
		Results
		Discussion
		References
	Wake visualization of a heaving and pitching foil in a soap film
		Introduction
		Dimensionless parameterization of a flapping foil
		Flapping foil mechanism
		Soap film tunnel
		Visualization setup
		Vortex wake symmetry of a flapping foil
		Concluding remarks
		References
	A harmonic model of hydrodynamic forces produced by a flapping fin
		Introduction
		Materials and methods
		Results and discussion
		Conclusions
		References
	Flowfield measurements in the wake of a robotic lamprey
		Introduction
		Experiment
		Results
		Conclusions
		References
	Impulse generated during unsteady maneuvering of swimming fish
		Introduction
		Materials and methods
		Results and discussion
		Conclusion
		References
	Do trout swim better than eels? Challenges for estimating performance based on the wake of self-propelled bodies
		Introduction
		Wake flow
		Wake power
		Conclusions and prospectus
		References
	Time resolved measurements of the flow generated by suction feeding fish
	Powered control mechanisms contributing to dynamically stable swimming in porcupine puffers (Teleostei: $Diodon holocanthus$)
		Introduction
		Experiments
		Results and discussion
		Conclusions
		References
	Fluid dynamics of self-propelled microorganisms, from individuals to concentrated populations
		Introduction
		Collective phenomena: the Zooming BioNematic (ZBN)
		Coherence of polar and angular order: a novel use of PIV
		Recruiting into ZBN domains
		Modeling self-propelled microorganisms
		Flows and forces
	Swimming by microscopic organisms in ambient water flow
		Introduction
		Materials and methods
		Results and discussion
		Conclusions
		References
	Water-walking devices
		Introduction
		Design principles
		Rowing
		Leaping
		Meniscus climbing
		Concluding remarks
		References
	Flapping flexible fish
		Introduction
		Methods
		Results
		Discussion
		References
	Vortex dynamics in the wake of a mechanical fish
		Introduction
		Experimental set-up
		Results
		Conclusions
		References
	Investigation of flow mechanism of a robotic fish swimming by using flow visualization synchronized with hydrodynamic force measurement
		Introduction
		Experimental apparatus and technology
		Results and analysis
		Conclusions and Discussion
		References
PART II The physics of flying
	PIV-based investigations of animal flight
		Introduction
		Control volume methods
		Flight of birds and bats
		Extensions and variations
		Conclusions
	Wing–wake interaction reduces power consumption in insect tandem wings
		Introduction
		The mechanical dragonfly model
		Lift and drag production in tandem wings
		Induced power during wing phasing
		Aerodynamic power during wing phasing
		Aerodynamic efficiency (Figure of Merit)
		Conclusions
		References
	Experimental investigation of some aspects of insect-like flapping flight aerodynamics for application to micro air vehicles
		Introduction
		Aims and objectives
		Experimental setup
		Uncertainty analysis
		Results and discussion
		Conclusions
		References
	Design and development considerations for biologically inspired flapping-wing micro air vehicles
		Introduction
		Knoller–Betz–Katzmayr effect
		Flow over harmonically plunging airfoils
		Boundary layer and flow separation control by means of harmonically plunging airfoils
		Thrust measurements of oscillating airfoils in biplane arrangement
		Experimental tests of the complete micro air vehicle
		Summary and outlook
		References
	Smoke visualization of free-flying bumblebees indicates independent leading-edge vortices on each wing pair
		Introduction
		Experimental details
		Results
		Conclusions
		References
	The influence of airfoil kinematics on the formation of leading-edge vortices in bio-inspired flight
		Introduction
		Background
		Experimental setup
		Parameter space
		Results
		Conclusions
		References
	Wake patterns of the wings and tail of hovering hummingbirds
		Introduction
		Phase relationships between hummingbird wings and tail
		Methods for recording flow features in hovering hummingbirds
		PIV flow field analysis
		Results of flow measurements
		Discussion
		References
	Characterization of vortical structures and loads based on time-resolved PIV for asymmetric hovering flapping flight
		Introduction
		Experimental tools
		Results and discussion
		Conclusion
		References
	Unsteady fluid–structure interactions of membrane airfoils at low Reynolds numbers
		Introduction
		Experimental setup and methods
		Results
		Conclusions
		References
	Aerodynamic and functional consequences of wing compliance
		Introduction
		Materials and methods
		Results
		Discussion
		References
	Shallow and deep dynamic stall for flapping low Reynolds number airfoils
		Introduction
		Experimental and computational setup
		Results
		Conclusion
		References
	High-fidelity simulations of moving and flexible airfoils at low Reynolds numbers
		Introduction
		Methodology
		Transitional flow over stationary SD7003 airfoil
		Transitional flow over plunging SD7003 airfoil
		Flexible membrane airfoil
		Summary and conclusions
		References
	High-speed stereo DPIV measurement of wakes of two bat species flying freely in a wind tunnel
		Introduction
		Materials and methods
		Results
		Discussion
		Conclusion
		References
	Time-resolved wake structure and kinematics of bat flight
		Introduction
		Experimental methods
		Results and discussion
		Concluding remarks
		References
	Experimental investigation of a flapping wing model
		Introduction
		Methods and materials
		Results
		Discussion
		Conclusions
		References
	Aerodynamics of intermittent bounds in flying birds
		Introduction
		Methods
		Results
		Discussion
		References
	Experimental analysis of the flow field over a novel owl based airfoil
		Introduction
		Construction of an artificial owl based wing
		Experimental setup and measurement techniques
		Results and discussion
		Conclusion and outlook
		References
	The aerodynamic forces and pressure distribution of a revolving pigeon wing
		Introduction
		Methods
		Results and discussion
		References
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