Corrections to the theory and the optimal line in the swimming diagram of Taylor (1952).
J R Soc Interface
; 7(49): 1243-6, 2010 Aug 06.
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ABSTRACT
The analysis of undulatory swimming gaits requires knowledge of the fluid forces acting on the animal body during swimming. In his classical 1952 paper, Taylor analysed this problem using a 'resistive-force' theory. The theory was used to characterize the undulatory gaits that result in the smallest energy dissipation to the fluid for a given swim velocity. The optimal gaits thus found were compared with data recorded from movies of a snake and a leech swimming. This report identifies and corrects a mathematical error in Taylor's paper, showing that his theory applies even better to animals of circular cross section.
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Animals
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En
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J R Soc Interface
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2010
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Estados Unidos