We address the swimming problem at low Reynolds number. This regime, which is typically used for micro-swimmers, is described by Stokes equations. We couple a PDE solver of Stokes equations, derived from the Feel++ finite elements library, to a quaternion-based rigid-body solver. We validate our numerical results both on a 2D exact solution and on an exact solution for a rotating rigid body respectively. Finally, we apply them to simulate the motion of a one-hinged swimmer, which obeys to the scallop theorem.
@article{EP_2020_67_a4,
author = {Luca Berti and Laetitia Giraldi and Christophe Prud{\textquoteright}homme},
title = {Swimming at low {Reynolds} number},
journal = {ESAIM. Proceedings},
pages = {46--60},
year = {2020},
volume = {67},
doi = {10.1051/proc/202067004},
language = {en},
url = {http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/articles/10.1051/proc/202067004/}
}
TY - JOUR
AU - Luca Berti
AU - Laetitia Giraldi
AU - Christophe Prud’homme
TI - Swimming at low Reynolds number
JO - ESAIM. Proceedings
PY - 2020
SP - 46
EP - 60
VL - 67
UR - http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/articles/10.1051/proc/202067004/
DO - 10.1051/proc/202067004
LA - en
ID - EP_2020_67_a4
ER -