System for flow visualization in swimming

Conference paper (2016)

Authors

J. van Houwelingen Eindhoven University of Technology
W. van de Water Fluid Mechanics - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering , Eindhoven University of Technology
R.P.J. Kunnen Eindhoven University of Technology
GJF van Heijst Eindhoven University of Technology
H.J.H. Clerx Eindhoven University of Technology
Research Group
Fluid Mechanics (Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2016 J. van Houwelingen, W. van de Water, R.P.J. Kunnen, GJF van Heijst, H.J.H. Clerx
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.286
More Info
expand_more

Published Date

2016

Language

English

Faculty

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Department

Process and Energy

Research Group

Fluid Mechanics

Abstract

Understanding the power balance of a swimmer, who needs to overcome power losses to drag and to water set in motion, requires detailed insight into the hydrodynamics of the flow around the swimmer. This will be done from a hydrodynamic point of view with techniques familiar from fluid mechanics. One of our objectives is to develop a system to visualize the flow around a swimmer in practice. Currently, the visualisation system is designed and built and we will present the underlying ideas of the experimental setup.