Propulsive performance and vortex dynamics of jellyfish-like propulsion with burst-and-coast strategy

L Kang, AK Gao, F Han, W Cui, XY Lu - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The propulsive performance and vortex dynamics of a two-dimensional model for the
jellyfish-like propulsion with burst-and-coast strategy are investigated using a penalty …

Simulation of swimming oblate jellyfish with a paddling-based locomotion

SG Park, CB Chang, WX Huang… - Journal of Fluid …, 2014 - cambridge.org
The hydrodynamics of a swimming jellyfish depends on the morphology of the species. For
example, oblate jellyfish appear to generate wide vortex structures near the bell margin. The …

Dynamics of prolate jellyfish with a jet-based locomotion

SG Park, B Kim, J Lee, WX Huang, HJ Sung - Journal of Fluids and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Swimming jellyfish deliver momentum to the surrounding fluid in the form of vortices. A three-
dimensional computational model was adopted to investigate the characteristic flow patterns …

Kinetics and prey capture by a paddling jellyfish: three-dimensional simulation and Lagrangian coherent structure analysis

M Dawoodian, A Sau - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2021 - cambridge.org
Three-dimensional simulations are performed to investigate swimming and prey capture by
a paddling jellyfish. First, the three-dimensional vortex–vortex and vortex–body interactions …

[HTML][HTML] Jet propulsion of a squid-inspired swimmer in the presence of background flow

Y Luo, Q Xiao, Q Zhu, G Pan - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Inspired by recent studies of a squid-like swimmer, we propose a three-dimensional jet
propulsion system composed of an empty chamber enclosed within a deformable body with …

Pulsed-jet propulsion of a squid-inspired swimmer at high Reynolds number

Y Luo, Q Xiao, Q Zhu, G Pan - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
An inflation–deflation propulsion system inspired by the jet propulsion mechanism of squids
and other cephalopods is proposed. The two-dimensional squid-like swimmer has a flexible …

Towards a miniature self-propelled jellyfish-like swimming robot

J Yu, J Xiao, X Li, W Wang - International Journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Jellyfish uses jet propulsion to achieve a diversity of propulsion modes in the water. In this
article, a miniature jellyfish-inspired swimming robot is designed and built, which is capable …

Role of internal flow in squid-inspired jet propulsion

X Bi, Q Zhu - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
We numerically investigate the dynamics of a self-propelled system that swims by using
intermittent jet propulsion through cyclic body deformations. Unlike existing studies, the …

Impact of jet velocity profile on the propulsive performance and vortex ring formation of pulsed jet propulsion

Y Luo, Z Hou, T Xu, Y Cao, G Pan - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
A squid-inspired jet propulsion system that indudes a deformable body and a nozzle exit
attached to it is numerically studied. By prescribing the body deformation during a single …

Free swimming of a squid-inspired axisymmetric system through jet propulsion

X Bi, Q Zhu - Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Free swimming of a squid-inspired axisymmetric system through jet propulsion - IOPscience
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