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Experimental studies on the motion of a flexible hydrofoil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

H. R. Kelly ,
A. W. Rentz  and
J. Siekmann
H. R. Kelly
Affiliation:
U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California
A. W. Rentz
Affiliation:
U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California
J. Siekmann
Affiliation:
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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Abstract

A thin, flexible hydrofoil has been used as a model to simulate the swimming of a two-dimensional fish in an ideal, incompressible fluid, as treated in recent theoretical papers. The apparatus is described in some detail and typical data are compared with the predictions of theory. An error analysis is given, showing that, within the expected errors and limits of validity of theory, experimental verification of theory is very good.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , May 1964 , pp. 30 - 48
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© 1964 Cambridge University Press

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