RT Journal Article
T1 A minimal model of self propelled locomotion
A1 Sánchez-Rodríguez, Jesús
A1 Raufaste, Christophe
A1 Argentina, Médéric
K1 Peces - Locomoción
K1 Cinemática
K1 Locomoción animal
AB Fish locomotion is a complicated problem in the context of fluid–structure interaction and it is still not understood what is linked to biology and what is linked to mechanics. Measurements performed on natural fish and artificial systems reveal that swimming at high Reynolds number is found in a narrow range of Strouhal numbers - a dimensionless combination of the swimming velocity, tail beat amplitude and frequency. With a minimal model of aquatic locomotion, we investigate how this number depends on the numerous parameters at play. We show a strong correlation with the drag coefficient, while the effect of the other parameters can be neglected at the first-order approximation.
PB Elsevier
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/40634
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/40634
LA eng
NO Sánchez-Rodríguez, J., Raufaste, C., & Argentina, M. (2020). A minimal model of self propelled locomotion. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 97, 103071.
NO https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/id/publication/13931
NO UCAJEDI IDEX grant (ANR-15-IDEX-01)
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 23 ene 2026