UNSTEADY PROPULSION, SWIMMING, AND VORTEX SHEDDING
Fish, F., Smits, A. J., Haj-Hariri, H., Iwasaki, T. and Bart-Smith, H., “Biomimetic swimmer inspired by the manta ray,” Chapter 19 in Biomimetics: Nature-Based Innovation, Ed. Y. Bar-Cohen, CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Buchholz, J. H. J., Clark, R. P. and Smits, A. J., “Thrust Performance of Unsteady Propulsors using a Novel Measurement System, and Corresponding Wake Patterns.” To appear Experiments in Fluids.
Buchholz, J. H. J. and Smits, A. J., “The wake structure and thrust performance of a rigid low-aspect-ratio pitching panel.” To appear Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
Green, M. A., Rowley, C. W. and Smits, A. J., “Three-dimensional wake of a biologically inspired propulsor,” Paper 2009-4196 39th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 22 - 25 Jun 2009.
Hultmark, M. N., Leftwich, M. and Smits, A. J., “Flowfield measurements in the wake of a robotic lamprey.” Experiments in Fluids, Vol. 43, pp. 683-690, 2007.
Buchholz, J. H. J. and Smits, A. J. “Unsteady Propulsion and Wake Structure of a Finite Aspect Ratio Pitching Plate,” AIAA Paper 2007-0218, 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, Nevada, January 2007.
Buchholz, J. H. J. and Smits, A. J., “On the evolution of the wake structure produced by a low aspect-ratio pitching panel.” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 546, pp. 433-443, 2006.
Clark, R.P. and Smits, A.J., “Thrust production and wake structure of a batoid-inspired oscillating fin.” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 562, pp. 415-429, 2006.
Buchholz, J. and Smits, A.J., “Vortex structures in the wake of a flapping plate.” Physics of Fluids, Vol 17, 091102, 2005.
Buchholz, J. H. J., Clark, R. P. and Smits, A. J. “Wake structure and performance of low aspect ratio flapping foils,” 14th International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, August 24 - 27, 2005, University of New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire.
Jiménez, J. M., Buchholz, J. H. J., Staples, A. E., Allen, J. J. and Smits, A. J., “Flapping Membranes for Thrust Production.” Fluid-Structure Interactions, Ed. T. Wei and P. Raad, Kluwer, 2004.
Buchholz, J. H. J., Jiménez, J. M., Allen, J. J. and Smits, A. J., “Hydrodynamics of Thrust Production in a Fish-like Flapping Membrane,” 13th International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, August 24 - 27, 2003, University of New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire.
Jiménez, J. M., Buchholz, J. H. J., Staples, A. E., Allen, J. J. and Smits, A. J., “Flapping Membranes for Thrust Production” IUTAM Symposium on Fluid-Structure Interactions, 2-6 June 2003, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Techet, A. H., Allen, J. J. and Smits, A. J, “Piezoelectric Eels for Energy Harvesting in the Ocean.” Paper 2002-ISC-265, Proceedings of the 12th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Kitakyushsu, Japan, Vol. II, pp. 713-718, May 25-31, 2002.
Allen, J.J. and Smits, A.J. “Energy Harvesting Eel,” Journal of Fluids and Structures, pp. 629-640, Vol. 15, 2001.
Allen, J.J., Techet, A.H., Kelso, R.M. and Smits, A.J. “Energy Harvesting Eel,” 14th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 10-14 December 2001.
Allen, J.J., Auvity, B. and Smits, A.J. “Interaction of a Vortex Ring with a Piston Vortex,” 9th International Symposium on Flow Visualization, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Ed. G. M. Carlomagno and I. Grant, June 2000, Edinburgh, Scotland. ISBN 0 9533991 17
Allen, J.J. and Smits, A.J. “Energy Harvesting Eel,” IUTAM Symposium on Bluff Body Wakes and Vortex Induced Vibrations, Marseille, France, June 13-16, 2000.
Kelso, R.M. and Smits, A.J., “Horseshoe Vortex Systems Resulting from the Interaction Between a Laminar Boundary Layer and a Transverse Jet.” Physics of Fluids, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 153-158, 1995.
Kelso, R.M., Delo, C. and Smits, A.J., "An Experimental Study of the Flow Around a Transverse Jet," Proceedings 7th International Symposium on Flow Visualization, Seattle, Washington, September 1995, p.452-460.
Kelso, R.M., Delo, C. and Smits, A.J., “Laminar Horseshoe Vortex Systems Induced by Transverse Jets,” Paper #3, International Colloquium on Jets, Wakes and Shear Layers, Melbourne, Australia, 18-20 April, 1994.
Kelso, R.M., Delo, C. and Smits, A.J. (1993) “Unsteady Wake Structures in Transverse Jets,” Proc. AGARD Symp. Computational and Experimental Assessment of Jets in Cross Flow, Winchester, UK, April 19-22, 1993.
Barkley, D., Karniadakis, G.Em., Kevrekidis, I.G., Smits, A.J. and Shen, Z.-H., “Chaotic Advection in a Complex Annular Geometry.” The Physics of Fluids A, Vol. 3, p. 1063, 1991.
Barkley, D., Karniadakis, G.Em., Kevrekidis, I.G., Smits, A.J. and Shen, Z.-H, “Chaotic Advection in a Complex Annular Geometry,” IUTAM Symposium on Fluid Mechanics of Stirring and Mixing, UCSD La Jolla, August 1990.
Fernando, E.M. and Smits, A.J., “The Kinematics of Simple Vortex Loop Arrays,” AIAA Paper #88-3657, First National Fluid Dynamics Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 24-28, 1988.
Smits, A.J. and Kummer, R.P., “The Interaction and Merging of Two Turbulent Line Vortices,” AIAA Paper 85-0046, AIAA 23rd Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, Nevada, January 1985.
Smits, A.J., “A Visual Study of a Separation Bubble”, Proceedings of Second International Symposium of Flow Visualization, Bochum, W. Germany, Sept. 1980. Published in “Flow Visualization II”, Hemisphere, pp.247-252, 1982.
Smits, A.J., “Scaling Parameters for a Time-Averaged Separation Bubble”, Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol.104, pp.178-184, 1982.
