I review the concept of optimal vortex formation and examine its relevance to propulsion in
biological and bio-inspired systems, ranging from the human heart to underwater vehicles …

Pulsatile jet propulsion is a common swimming mode used by a diverse array of aquatic taxa
from chordates to cnidarians. This mode of locomotion has interested both biologists and …

Heart disease remains a leading cause of death worldwide. Previous research has indicated
that the dynamics of the cardiac left ventricle (LV) during diastolic filling may play a critical …

In this paper we apply dynamical systems analyses and computational tools to fluid transport
in empirically measured vortex ring flows. Measurements of quasisteadily propagating …

Flow patterns generated by medusan swimmers such as jellyfish are known to differ
according the morphology of the various animal species. Oblate medusae have been …

Thrust performance and wake structure were investigated for a rigid rectangular panel
pitching about its leading edge in a free stream. For ReC= O (104), thrust coefficient was …

We present comprehensive particle image velocimetry measurements and direct numerical
simulation (DNS) of physiological, pulsatile flow through a clinical quality bileaflet …

Fast-swimming hydromedusan jellyfish possess a characteristic funnel-shaped velum at the
exit of their oral cavity that interacts with the pulsed jets of water ejected during swimming …

Squids encounter vastly different flow regimes throughout ontogeny as they undergo critical
morphological changes to their two locomotive systems: the fins and jet. Squid hatchlings …

Experiments with a pitching and plunging airfoil are conducted in order to investigate the
mechanisms responsible for the formation and detachment of leading edge vortices (LEVs) …