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June 1-5, 2010
Description:
Natural locomotion in fluids includes the swimming
of fish and microorganisms and the flying of birds and insects.
Other
creatures employ similar movements on solid and fluid surfaces,
e.g. snails, snakes and water striders. Nature has exploited
the
complex fluid dynamics of time-dependent three-dimensional
flows over
a wide range of Reynolds numbers to evolve a variety of
interesting
mechanisms of locomotion. This workshop will focus on the
mechanics of
these behaviors and the current state of theoretical and
experimental
work in the field. The scope will cover the dynamics from low
to high
Reynolds numbers, emphasizing the links between the fluid
dynamics and
the nature of the evolved mechanisms. The inclusion of movement
over
solid and fluid surfaces introduces new phenomena involving
surface
stresses and complex fluid layers.
Schedule not yet available.
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