Nature-Inspired Fluid Mechanics Results of the DFG Priority Programme 1207 ”Nature-inspired Fluid Mechanics” 2006-2012 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tropea, Cameron (Editor), Bleckmann, Horst (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design, 119
• Subjects: Engineering.; Bioinformatics.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Fluid mechanics.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Computational Biology/Bioinformatics.; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering.

This book is the closing report of the national priority program Nature-Inspired Fluid Mechanics (Schwerpunktprogramm SPP 1207: Strömungsbeeinflussung in der Natur und Technik). Nature-inspired fluid mechanics is one subset of biomimetics, a discipline which has received increased attention over the...

Table of Contents:

• Flow Control in Single Cell Organisms
• Flow Control in Insects and Birds
• Flow Control in Fish, Dolphins and Seals
• Flow Control in Human Swimmers
• Flow Control with Aid of Compliant Walls, Airfoils, Wave-like Riblets.