학술논문
Modelling and finite element simulation of multi-sphere swimmers
Document Type
article
Source
Comptes Rendus. Mathématique, Vol 359, Iss 9, Pp 1119-1127 (2021)
Subject
Language
English
French
French
ISSN
1778-3569
Abstract
We propose a numerical method for the finite element simulation of micro-swimmers composed of several rigid bodies moving relatively to each other. Three distinct formulations are proposed to impose the relative velocities between the rigid bodies. We validate our model on the three-sphere swimmer, for which analytical results are available.