MIT Towing Tank

Papers

The papers page lists many of the papers that have been published based on work done at the MIT Towing Tank, shown in chronological order. Many of the recent papers have electronic versions available for download.


Prempraneerach P, Hover FS, Tiantafyllou MS.
The effect of chordwise flexibility on the thrust and efficiency of a flapping foil .

Stephen Licht, Franz Hover, Michael S. Triantafyllou.
Design of a Flapping Foil Underwater Vehicle.
March 1, 2004. Based on research from the Flapping Foil Underwater Vehicle project.

Hover FS, Davis JT, Triantafyllou MS.
Three-dimensionality of mode transition in vortex-induced vibrations of a circular cylinder.
EUR J MECH B-FLUID 23 (1): 29-40 JAN-FEB 2004

Hover FS, Haugsdal O, Triantafyllou MS
Effect of angle of attack profiles in flapping foil propulsion.
J FLUID STRUCT 19 (1): 37-47 JAN 2004

Liao JC, Beal DN, Lauder GV, et al.
Fish exploiting vortices decrease muscle activity.
SCIENCE 302 (5650): 1566-1569 NOV 28 2003

Liao JC, Beal DN, Lauder GV, et al.
The Karman gait: novel body kinematics of rainbow trout swimming in a vortex street.
J EXP BIOL 206 (6): 1059-1073 MAR 2003

Techet AH, Hover FS, Triantafyllou MS.
Separation and turbulence control in biomimetic flows.
FLOW TURBUL COMBUST 71 (1-4): 105-118 2003

Read DA, Hover FS, Triantafyllou MS.
Forces on oscillating foils for propulsion and maneuvering.
J FLUID STRUCT 17 (1): 163-183 JAN 2003

Triantafyllou MS, Techet AH, Zhu Q, et al.
Vorticity control in fish-like propulsion and maneuvering.
INTEGR COMP BIOL 42 (5): 1026-1031 NOV 2002

Hover FS, Tvedt H, Triantafyllou MS.
Vortex-induced vibrations of a cylinder with tripping wires.
J FLUID MECH 448: 175-195 DEC 10 2001

Liao J, Beal DN, Lauder GV, et al.
Novel body kinematics of trout swimming in a von Karman trail; can fish tune to vortices?
AM ZOOL 41 (6): 1505-1506 DEC 2001

Triantafyllou MS, Yue D, Hover F, et al.
Vorticity control in fish-like propulsion and maneuvering.
AM ZOOL 41 (6): 1609-1609 DEC 2001

Hover FS, Triantafyllou MS.
Galloping response of a cylinder with upstream wake interference.
J FLUID STRUCT 15 (3-4): 503-512 APR-MAY 2001

Triantafyllou MS, Triantafyllou GS, Yue DKP.
Hydrodynamics of fishlike swimming.
ANNU REV FLUID MECH 32: 33-+ 2000

Barrett DS, Triantafyllou MS, Yue DKP, et al.
Drag reduction in fish-like locomotion.
J FLUID MECH 392: 183-212 AUG 10 1999

Techet AH, Hover FS, Triantafyllou MS.
Vortical patterns behind a tapered cylinder oscillating transversely to a uniform flow.
J FLUID MECH 363: 79-96 MAY 25 1998

Hover FS, Techet AH, Triantafyllou MS
Forces on oscillating uniform and tapered cylinders in crossflow.
J FLUID MECH 363: 97-114 MAY 25 1998

Techet AH, Hover FS, Triantafyllou MS.
Vortical patters behind a tapered cylinder oscillating transversely to a uniform flow.
J FLUID MECH 363: 79-96 MAY 25 1998

Hover FS, Miller SN, Triantafyllou MS.
Vortex-induced vibration of marine cables: experiments using force feedback.
J FLUID STRUCT 11 (3): 307-326 APR 1997

Streitlien K, Triantafyllou GS, Triantafyllou MS.
Efficient foil propulsion through vortex control.
AIAA J 34 (11): 2315-2319 NOV 1996

Triantafyllou MS, Triantafyllou GS.
An Efficient Swimming Machine.
SCI AM 272 (3): 64-70 MAR 1995

Gopal Krishnan R, Triantafyllou MS, Triantafyllou GS, et al.
Active vorticity control in a shear-flow using a flapping foil.
J FLUID MECH 274: 1-21 SEP 10 1994

Triantafyllou GS, Triantafyllou MS, Grosenbaugh MA.
Thrust development in oscillating foild with application to fish propulsion.
J FLUID STRUCT 7 (2): 205-224 FEB 1993

Triantafyllou MS, Triantafyllou GS, Gopal Krishnan R.
Wake mechanics for thrust generation in oscillating foils.
PHYS FLUIDS A-FLUID 3 (12): 2835-2837 DEC 1991


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