Hydrodynamics of swimming alga

• Main Author: Mohammad Farhan Abdul Samad
• Other Authors: Marcos
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Fluid mechanics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/75730
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Reynolds number is a useful dimensionless term which compares the ratio between inertial forces to that of viscous forces. Movement at low Reynolds number implies that a body is overwhelmingly subjected to viscous forces from its surrounding medium relative to its own inertial forces. Therefore,...