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PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDS
卷 4, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.4.021101
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- National Science Foundation [DMS-1410873, OAC-1450327, DMS-1664645]
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University
We propose a reciprocal, self-propelled model swimmer at intermediate Reynolds numbers (Re). Our swimmer consists of two unequal spheres that oscillate in antiphase, generating nonlinear steady streaming (SS) flows. We show computationally that the SS flows enable the swimmer to propel itself, and also switch direction as Re increases. We quantify the transition in the swimming direction by collapsing our data on a critical Re and show that the transition in swimming directions corresponds to the reversal of the SS flows. Based on our findings, we propose that SS can be an important physical mechanism for motility at intermediate Re.
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