Zhonglu Lin^1,2, Dongfang Liang², Yu Zhang^1,*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-9, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.010442

Abstract Fish schools are capable of simultaneous linear acceleration. To reveal the underlying hydrodynamic mechanism, we numerically investigate how Reynolds number Re = 1000−2000, Strouhal number St = 0.2−0.7 and wavelength λ = 0.5−2 affects the mean net thrust of two side-by-side NACA0012 hydrofoils undulating in anti-phase. In total, 550 cases are simulated using immersed boundary method. The thrust is strengthened by wavelength and Strouhal number, yet only slightly by the Reynolds number. We apply the symbolic regression algorithm to formulate this relationship as a high-level summary. More >

Danshi Liu¹, Jiadong Wang¹, Xuewei Mao¹, Jian Deng^1,*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09789

Abstract The coordinated motion by multiple swimmers is a fundamental component in fish school. Fish swimming in a certain formation (tandem, side by side, diamond and phalanx etc.) can gain substantial energetic benefits. However, the question whether the non-straight swimming behaviors such as milling structure in other collective patterns can also gain energetic benefits remains to be explored. Based on a series of simulations on two self-propelled swimmers, we provide a viewpoint for the energetic benefits of milling pattern in collective behaviors. The trajectory and velocity of both swimmers are controlled by a PID approach. First,… More >

Yuhang Wang^1,2, Gaojin Li^1,2,*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.25, No.2, pp. 1-2, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09895

Abstract The chemically active droplets, which converts the chemical energy into a localized fluid flow at the interfaces by generating a concentration gradients of surfactant, can realize self-propulsion with complex trajectories and have been widely studied to mimic the swimming behavior of micro-organisms. In reality, the motion of chemically active droplets is influenced by a combination of diffusiophoresis and Marangoni effect under concentration gradients of surfactant. However, the interaction between these two effects has been only studied for a drop under the constraint of the axial-symmetric motion. To understand the hydrodynamics of the unconstraint motion, we… More >

Zichen Liu^1,2, Bowen Zhu³, Gaojin Li^1,2,*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.25, No.1, pp. 1-2, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09836

Abstract The ubiquitous cooperative locomotion in a fluid has long been considered to gain evolutionary advantages by increasing the efficiency of the living creatures. Synchronization between undulatory swimmers, such as spermatozoa and eels at low and high Reynolds numbers respectively, has attracted much attention for its theoretical importance in fluid dynamics. Such swimmers propel themselves by generating travelling waves along their bodies or flagella. To understand the hydrodynamic interaction between the waving motions, we numerically and analytically study the infinite 2D waving-sheet model introduced by Taylor using the method of perturbation on the basis of small… More >

Mengfan Xu¹, Yongliang Yu^1,*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.25, No.1, pp. 1-2, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09812

Abstract During the steady swimming of carangiform or anguilliform swimmers, the fish body shows significant fluctuation characteristics. The formation of waving body is not only related to the driving force of fish muscle, but also to the material properties of fish body and fluid forces. In fluid mechanics, the propulsive force of fish body is closely related to reverse Kármán vortex street. However, there is still a lack of comprehensive understanding of the work done by the driving force, the formation of the fluctuation and propulsion of the fish. Based on the kinematic chain integration framework,… More >

Marwa M. Ibrahim^a,*, Amal El Berry^a, Karim Ashour^b

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.18, pp. 1-11, 2022, DOI:10.5098/hmt.18.9

Abstract Conventional sources of energy are rapidly decreasing more and more. Hence, Renewable energy is presently attracting significant. Therefore, this paper aims at investigating the techno-economic feasibility of SWHS for swimming pools in tourist hotels and resorts. The proposed system presents an active direct system without auxiliary heaters to evaluate the potential for using solar thermal collectors for heating swimming pools of tourist resort; installed in El Gouna city, Egypt, and to size solar collector using TSOL simulation software package to meet the demand of hot water, to analyze the impact of collector design-parameters concerning system… More >

Arfan Shahzad^1,2, Muhammad Imran^1,*, Muhammad Nawaz Naeem¹, Mohsan Raza¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.131, No.3, pp. 1669-1692, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.017914 - 19 April 2022

Abstract In current study, the numerical computations of Reiner–Rivlin nanofluid flow through a rotational disk under the influence of thermal radiation and Arrhenius activation energy is considered. For innovative physical situations, the motile microorganisms are incorporated too. The multiple slip effects are considered in the boundary conditions. The bioconvection of motile microorganism is utilized alongside nanofluids to provide stability to enhanced thermal transportation. The Bioconvection pattern in various nanoparticles accredits novel applications of biotechnology like the synthesis of biological polymers, biosensors, fuel cells, petroleum engineering, and the natural environment. By deploying some suitable similarity transformation functions,… More >

Boqing Li, Xiaolong Bai, Yongli Zhu^*

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.18, No.2, pp. 99-105, 2021, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2021.014748 - 09 April 2021

Abstract In the process of swimming, the shoulder joint will be damaged when the arm is stroking. To reduce the injury of shoulder joints and improve the speed of stroke, it is necessary to train the flexibility of shoulder joints. This paper briefly introduced the concept of shoulder joint and flexibility and then explained the traditional stretching training method and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching method. Then, taking 20 college team swimmers of Yunnan University as the subjects, the comparative experiment of the traditional and PNF stretching methods was carried out. The results showed that the More >

Bin Wang¹, Dayong Li², Yuxin Qin^3,*

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.17, No.4, pp. 179-188, 2020, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2020.011050 - 20 October 2020

Abstract Swimming, as a sport beneficial to body and mind, also has a place in international sports. For swimmers and coaches, it is always the most important to improve the propulsion and reduce the resistance during swimming. This paper briefly introduced the resistance of human body in swimming, described the dynamic resistance of human body in arm stroke, and then introduced the principle of micro disturbance method which was used for measuring the dynamic resistance in swimming. Finally, ten swimmers from school team and ten beginners were tested for the dynamic resistance in freestyle, backstroke and… More >