Natural Locomotion In Fluids And On Surfaces

Author : Stephen Childress
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461439973
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Natural Locomotion in Fluids and on Surfaces written by Stephen Childress and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-14 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume developed from a Workshop on Natural Locomotion in Fluids and on Surfaces: Swimming, Flying, and Sliding which was held at the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) at the University of Minnesota, from June 1-5, 2010. The subject matter ranged widely from observational data to theoretical mechanics, and reflected the broad scope of the workshop. In both the prepared presentations and in the informal discussions, the workshop engaged exchanges across disciplines and invited a lively interaction between modelers and observers. The articles in this volume were invited and fully refereed. They provide a representative if necessarily incomplete account of the field of natural locomotion during a period of rapid growth and expansion. The papers presented at the workshop, and the contributions to the present volume, can be roughly divided into those pertaining to swimming on the scale of marine organisms, swimming of microorganisms at low Reynolds numbers, animal flight, and sliding and other related examples of locomotion.

Author : Anita T. Layton
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 0821898507
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biological Fluid Dynamics: Modeling, Computations, and Applications written by Anita T. Layton and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains the Proceedings of the AMS Special Session on Biological Fluid Dynamics: Modeling, Computation, and Applications, held on October 13, 2012, at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana. In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the development and application of advanced computational techniques for simulating fluid motion driven by immersed flexible structures. That interest is motivated, in large part, by the multitude of applications in physiology and biology. In some biological systems, fluid motion is driven by active biological tissues, which are typically constructed of fibers that are surrounded by fluid. Not only do the fibers hold the tissues together, they also transmit forces that ultimately result in fluid motion. In other examples, the fluid may flow through conduits such as blood vessels or airways that are flexible or active. That is, those conduits may react to and affect the fluid dynamics. This volume responds to the widespread interest among mathematicians, biologists, and engineers in fluid-structure interactions problems. Included are expository and review articles in biological fluid dynamics. Applications that are considered include ciliary motion, upside-down jellyfish, biological feedback in the kidney, peristalsis and dynamic suction pumping, and platelet cohesion and adhesion.

Author : Nicholas J. Higham
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400874475
Total Pages : 1016 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics written by Nicholas J. Higham and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 1016 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most authoritative and accessible single-volume reference book on applied mathematics. Featuring numerous entries by leading experts and organized thematically, it introduces readers to applied mathematics and its uses; explains key concepts; describes important equations, laws, and functions; looks at exciting areas of research; covers modeling and simulation; explores areas of application; and more. Modeled on the popular Princeton Companion to Mathematics, this volume is an indispensable resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in other disciplines seeking a user-friendly reference book on applied mathematics. Features nearly 200 entries organized thematically and written by an international team of distinguished contributors Presents the major ideas and branches of applied mathematics in a clear and accessible way Explains important mathematical concepts, methods, equations, and applications Introduces the language of applied mathematics and the goals of applied mathematical research Gives a wide range of examples of mathematical modeling Covers continuum mechanics, dynamical systems, numerical analysis, discrete and combinatorial mathematics, mathematical physics, and much more Explores the connections between applied mathematics and other disciplines Includes suggestions for further reading, cross-references, and a comprehensive index

Author : Graham Taylor
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642116337
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Animal Locomotion written by Graham Taylor and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-03-20 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The physical principles of swimming and flying in animals are intriguingly different from those of ships and airplanes. The study of animal locomotion therefore holds a special place not only at the frontiers of pure fluid dynamics research, but also in the applied field of biomimetics, which aims to emulate salient aspects of the performance and function of living organisms. For example, fluid dynamic loads are so significant for swimming fish that they are expected to have developed efficient flow control procedures through the evolutionary process of adaptation by natural selection, which might in turn be applied to the design of robotic swimmers. And yet, sharply contrasting views as to the energetic efficiency of oscillatory propulsion – especially for marine animals – demand a careful assessment of the forces and energy expended at realistic Reynolds numbers. For this and many other research questions, an experimental approach is often the most appropriate methodology. This holds as much for flying animals as it does for swimming ones, and similar experimental challenges apply – studying tethered as opposed to free locomotion, or studying the flow around robotic models as opposed to real animals. This book provides a wide-ranging snapshot of the state-of-the-art in experimental research on the physics of swimming and flying animals. The resulting picture reflects not only upon the questions that are of interest in current pure and applied research, but also upon the experimental techniques that are available to answer them.

Author : Amitava Mukherjee
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9533070250
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biomimetics written by Amitava Mukherjee and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nature’s evolution has led to the introduction of highly efficient biological mechanisms. Imitating these mechanisms offers an enormous potential for the improvement of our day to day life. Ideally, by bio-inspiration we can get a better view of nature’s capability while studying its models and adapting it for our benefit. This book takes us into the interesting world of biomimetics and describes various arenas where the technology is applied. The 25 chapters covered in this book disclose recent advances and new ideas in promoting the mechanism and applications of biomimetics.

Author : Russell J. Crawford
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128013311
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Superhydrophobic Surfaces written by Russell J. Crawford and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2015-02-19 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superhydrophobic Surfaces analyzes the fundamental concepts of superhydrophobicity and gives insight into the design of superhydrophobic surfaces. The book serves as a reference for the manufacturing of materials with superior water-repellency, self-cleaning, anti-icing and corrosion resistance. It thoroughly discusses many types of hydrophobic surfaces such as natural superhydrophobic surfaces, superhydrophobic polymers, metallic superhydrophobic surfaces, biological interfaces, and advanced/hybrid superhydrophobic surfaces. Provides an adequate blend of complex engineering concepts with in-depth explanations of biological principles guiding the advancement of these technologies Describes complex ideas in simple scientific language, avoiding overcomplicated equations and discipline-specific jargon Includes practical information for manufacturing superhydrophobic surfaces Written by experts with complementary skills and diverse scientific backgrounds in engineering, microbiology and surface sciences

Author : Stanislav N. Gorb
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 140206697X
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Functional Surfaces in Biology written by Stanislav N. Gorb and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated book is devoted to the growing area of science dealing with structure and properties of biological surfaces in their relation to particular function(s). Written by specialists from different disciplines, it covers various surface functions.

Author : Zhiwu Han
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 3527836551
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nature-Inspired Structured Functional Surfaces written by Zhiwu Han and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives a comprehensive description on the biological model, basic physical models, fabrication/characterization of bioinspired materials and their functions.

Author : Feng Zhou
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3662452049
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Antifouling Surfaces and Materials written by Feng Zhou and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews the development of antifouling surfaces and materials for both land and marine environments, with an emphasis on marine anti biofouling. It explains the differences and intrinsic relationship between antifouling in land and marine environments, which are based on superhydrophobicity and superhydrophilicity respectively. It covers various topics including biomimetic antifouling and self-cleaning surfaces, grafted polymer brushes and micro/nanostructure surfaces with antifouling properties, as well as marine anti biofouling. Marine anti biofouling includes both historical biocidal compounds (tributyltin, copper and zinc) and current green, non-toxic antifouling strategies. This book is intended for those readers who are interested in grasping the fundamentals and applications of antifouling. Feng Zhou is a professor at the State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Author : Weidong Chen
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319480367
Total Pages : 1172 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intelligent Autonomous Systems 14 written by Weidong Chen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-10 with total page 1172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the latest research advances, innovations, and visions in the field of robotics as presented by leading researchers, engineers, and practitioners from around the world at the 14th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-14), held in Shanghai, China in July 2016. The contributions amply demonstrate that robots, machines and systems are rapidly achieving intelligence and autonomy, attaining more and more capabilities such as mobility and manipulation, sensing and perception, reasoning, and decision-making. They cover a wide range of research results and applications, and particular attention is paid to the emerging role of autonomous robots and intelligent systems in industrial production, which reflects their maturity and robustness. The contributions were selected by means of a rigorous peer-review process and highlight many exciting and visionary ideas that will further galvanize the research community and spur novel research directions. The series of biennial IAS conferences, which began in 1986, represents a premiere event in the field of robotics.