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Month: April 2014

bio-inspired engineering / fin-fin interactions / fish locomotion / underwater vehicles

Side-by-side propulsors show high thrust and efficiency when tuned properly

When fish swim in a school, they interact hydrodynamically with one another. We explored these interactions by testing two rigid pitching airfoils side-by-side in a water channel. We found that …

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