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Swimming and Flying in Nature

Volume 2

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  • © 1975

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Editors:
  1. Theodore Y.-T. Wu

    1. California Institute of Technology, USA

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  2. Charles J. Brokaw

    1. California Institute of Technology, USA

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  3. Christopher Brennen

    1. California Institute of Technology, USA

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Special Invited Lecture

    1. Aerodynamic Aspects of Animal Flight

      • James Lighthill
      Pages 423-491

  4. Swimming of Larger Animals — Part II

    1. Hydromechanical Aspects of Fish Swimming

      • J. N. Newman, T. Y. Wu
      Pages 615-634

    2. Lunate-Tail Swimming Propulsion

      • M. G. Chopra
      Pages 635-650

    3. Laminar Boundary-Layer Development and Transition of Fish-Shaped Bodies of Revolution

      • Carl Gazley Jr.
      Pages 651-652

    4. Hydrodynamic Drag Reduction Due to Fish Slimes

      • J. W. Hoyt
      Pages 653-672

    5. The Swimming of Slender Fish-Like Bodies in Waves

      • R. Coene
      Pages 673-686

    6. Extraction of Flow Energy by Fish and Birds in a Wavy Stream

      • Theodore Y. Wu, Allen T. Chwang
      Pages 687-702

    7. Some Hydrodynamical Aspects of Fish Schooling

      • D. Weihs
      Pages 703-718

    8. Experimental Studies of Human Swimming at the Netherlands Ship Model Basin

      • J. D. van Manen, H. Rijken
      Pages 719-728
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The Symposium on Swimming and Flying in Nature which was held at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California from July 8-12, 1974 was conceived with the objective of providing an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of funda­ mental biological and fluid mechanical aspects of these forms of natura110comotion. It was the earnest hope of all concerned in the organization of the Symposium that the exchange of knowledge and interaction of ideas from the disciplines involved would stimu­ late new research in this developing field. If the liveliness of the discussion generated among the 250 or so participants is any measure, then this objective was fulfilled to a significant degree. These two companion volumes contain the manuscripts of the papers presented during the Symposium. It is hoped that this permanent record will serve to perpetuate the enthusiasm and active thought generated during those days in Pasadena. The first volume contains the proceedings of the first two days of the confer­ ence (Sessions I to IV) which concentrated on the locomotion of micro-organisms. The second volume (Sessions V to VIII) deals with the propulsion of larger fish, insects and birds. Professor Sir James Lighthill's Special Invited Lecture which opened the Symposium is contained in the second volume, rather than the first, since it deals with natural flight.

Editors and Affiliations

  • California Institute of Technology, USA

    Theodore Y.-T. Wu, Charles J. Brokaw, Christopher Brennen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Swimming and Flying in Nature

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 2

  • Editors: Theodore Y.-T. Wu, Charles J. Brokaw, Christopher Brennen

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1326-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1975

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-1328-2Published: 12 September 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-1326-8Published: 17 April 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 600

  • Number of Illustrations: 299 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Zoology

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