What do trout, sharks, and whales have in common? All are fast swimmers and share remarkable similarities in their swimming dynamics despite different sizes, shapes, and environments. A new study Keep reading
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Is the Star Trek Voyager Opening Sequence Physically Realistic?
Today’s post is largely brought to you by the fact that I have been sick the past four days and my fiance and I have been bingeing on Star Trek Keep reading
Vortex Street Sim
This numerical simulation shows a von Karman vortex street in the wake of a bluff body. As flow moves over the object, vortices are periodically shed off the object’s upper Keep reading
Vortex Street
A flow visualization behind a cylinder shows the formation of a von Karman vortex street. The frequency of vortex shedding in the wake is directly related to the speed of Keep reading