Propulsive performance of a fish-like travelling wavy wall

Summary.A numerical simulation is performed to investigate the viscous flow over a smooth wavy wall undergoing transverse motion in the form of a streamwise travelling wave, which is similar to the backbone undulation of swimming fish. The objective of this study is to elucidate hydrodynamic features of the flow structure over the travelling wavy wall and to get physical insights to the understanding of fish-like swimming mechanisms in terms of drag reduction and optimal propulsive efficiency. The effect of phase speed, amplitude and Reynolds number on the flow structure over the wavy wall, the drag force acting on the wall, and the power consumption required for the propulsive motion of the wall is investigated. The phase speed and the amplitude, which are two important parameters in this problem, predicted based on the optimal propulsive efficiency agree well with the available data obtained for the wave-like swimming motion of live fish in nature.

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