68th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics (November 22, 2015 — November 24, 2015)

P0029: Three-dimensional velocimetry in the wake of an undulatory swimmer

Authors
  • Francisco Huera-Huarte, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
  • Veronica Raspa, Physique et Mécanique des Milieux Hetérogènes (PMMH), CNRS UMR 7636, ESPCI ParisTech, UPMC (Paris 6), Univ. Paris Diderot (Paris 7) 10 rue Vauquelin, F-75231 Paris Cedex 5, France
  • Benjamin Thiria, Physique et Mécanique des Milieux Hetérogènes (PMMH), CNRS UMR 7636, ESPCI ParisTech, UPMC (Paris 6), Univ. Paris Diderot (Paris 7) 10 rue Vauquelin, F-75231 Paris Cedex 5, France
  • Ramiro Godoy-Diana, Physique et Mécanique des Milieux Hetérogènes (PMMH), CNRS UMR 7636, ESPCI ParisTech, UPMC (Paris 6), Univ. Paris Diderot (Paris 7) 10 rue Vauquelin, F-75231 Paris Cedex 5, France
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/APS.DFD.2015.GFM.P0029

We show the three dimensional vortex structures formed in the wake of an undulatory swimmer when flapping in a still water tank at frequencies near 1 Hz.

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