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CFD Study of Pectoral Fins of Larval Zebrafish: Effect of Reynolds Number, Swimming Kinematics and Fin Bending on Fluid Structures and Transport

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CFD Study of Pectoral Fins of Larval Zebrafish: Effect of Reynolds Number, Swimming Kinematics and Fin Bending on Fluid Structures and Transport

[Thesis]

Toukir Islam

Curet, Oscar M.

Florida Atlantic University

2016

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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-27391-5

M.Sc.

Mechanical Engineering

Florida Atlantic University

2016

Flow Structure and fluid transport via advection around pectoral fin of larval ZebraFish are studied numerically using Immersed Boundary Method, Lagrangian Coherent Structure, passive particle tracing, vortex core evolution and four statistically defined mixing numbers. Experimental fish kinematics for nominal swimming case are obtained from previous researchers and numerically manipulated to analyze the role of different body motion kinematics, Reynolds number and fin morphology on flow structure and transport. Hyperbolic strain field and vortex cores are found to be effective particle transporter and their relative strength are driving force of varying flow structure and fluid transport. Translation and lateral undulation of fish; as a combination or individual entity, has coherent advantages and drawbacks significant enough to alter the nature of fluid advection. Reynolds number increase enhances overall fluid transport and mixing in varying order for different kinematics and nominal bending position of fin has average transport capability of other artificially induced fin morphology.

Biology; Animal sciences; Mechanical engineering

Biological sciences;Applied sciences;Cfd;Flow structure and fluid transport;Lagrangian coherent structure;Mixing number;Pecoral fin;Zebrafish

Hendrixson, Sara Shaban

Curet, Oscar M.

Mechanical Engineering

Florida Atlantic University

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