74th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics (November 21, 2021 — November 23, 2021)

V0057: Swimming in Schools: Computational Analysis of Hydrodynamic Interactions in Trout Schools

Authors

• Yu Pan, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia
• Junshi Wang, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia
• Han Pan, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia
• Valentina Di Santo, Department of Zoology, Stockholm University
• Haibo Dong, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/APS.DFD.2021.GFM.V0057

Collective behaviors are always mysterious and fascinating. Fish school is a typical collective motion in nature. However, why do some fish need to swim together while other fish swim alone? and how do they coordinate with others through fluid mediation to avoid colliding or diverging? These questions have not been answered yet. This research will shed light on these questions from the aspects of fluid dynamics. It will also help the design of the underwater robots swarm.