DocumentCode
3212919
Title
Analysis of The Validity of Momentum and Energy Transferred to The Surrounding Water by Long-based Flexible Fins
Author
Wang Guangming ; Shen Lincheng ; Wu Yonghui
Author_Institution
Sch. of Mechatronics & Autom., Nat. Univ. of Defense Technol., Changsha, China
fYear
2006
fDate
7-11 Aug. 2006
Firstpage
1693
Lastpage
1696
Abstract
Swimming is a common and effective movement in fishes. Locomotion is the result of momentum transfer from the fish musculature to the surrounding water. The present paper discusses how momentum and energy are conveyed to a perfect (inviscid and incompressible) fluid by a deformable body that moves in a fluid. The validity of momentum and energy transferred to the surrounding water by long flexible fins is analyzed. It is shown that long flexible fins undulating provides an effective means of momentum transfer, by allowing large amounts of water to be moved by small body masses.
Keywords
biology; biomechanics; momentum; deformable body; energy transfer; fish locomotion; fish musculature; incompressible fluid; inviscid fluid; long-based flexible fins; momentum transfer; surrounding water; swimming; underwater fish-like propulsor; Automation; Hafnium; Marine animals; Mechatronics; Tellurium; Underwater fish-like propulsor; momentum transfer; undulation; validity;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Control Conference, 2006. CCC 2006. Chinese
Conference_Location
Harbin
Print_ISBN
7-81077-802-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CHICC.2006.280823
Filename
4060380
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