Research Article

A Comparative Numerical Study on the Performances and Vortical Patterns of Two Bioinspired Oscillatory Mechanisms: Undulating and Pure Heaving

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Comparison of simulation results with the analytical and experimental results of Anderson et al. [30] and numerical results of Xiao and Liao [53] with = 0.75, ψ = 90°, and versus Strouhal number. (a) Mean thrust coefficient. (b) Mean power coefficient. (c) Efficiency.
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