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On a pulsating jet from the end of a tube, with application to the propulsion of certain aquatic animals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

J. Siekmann
J. Siekmann
Affiliation:
College of Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, and U.S. Naval Ordance Test Station, China Lake, California
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Abstract

The present paper discusses the hydrodynamics and propulsive properties when a jet of fluid is ejected from the opening of a tube. Formulas for the calculation of the thrust are provided and the basic equations for the horizontal rectilinear motion of a rigid torpedo-like body are studied in some detail. The results may be applied to investigate in an elementary way the locomotion of certain aquatic animals.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , March 1963 , pp. 399 - 418
Copyright
© 1963 Cambridge University Press

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