The purpose of this study was to analyze the hydrodynamic characteristics of a realistic model of an elite swimmer hand/forearm using three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics techniques. A three-dimensional domain was designed to simulate the fluid flow around a swimmer hand and forearm model in different orientations (0°, 45°, and 90° for the three axes Ox, Oy and Oz). The hand/forearm model was obtained...
Para nadar mais rápido, é necessário aumentar a propulsão e diminuir o arrasto. Para o caso, os fatos de natação de poliuretano podem ter desempenhado um papel importante (Marinho et al., 2009). Com este estudo pretende-se descrever a distribuição dos diferentes modelos de fatos de natação usados pelos nadadores durante todas as finais do 13º Campeonato do Mundo de natação, realizado em Roma e assim perceber as...
O objectivo deste estudo foi analisar o efeito da profundidade no arrasto hidrodinâmico durante o deslize subaquático, utilizando a dinâmica computacional de fluidos.
Aiming to achieve higher performances, swimmers should maximize each component of swimming races. During starts and turns, the gliding phase represents a determinant part of these race components. Thus, the depth position allowing minimizing the hydrodynamic drag force represents an important concern in swimming research. The aim of this study was to analyse the effect of depth on drag during the underwater gli...
The best fingers’ relative position during the underwater path of the stroke cycle in swimming seems to be an unclear issue. Even in elite level swimmers, different relative positions of thumb and finger spreading can be observed. The aim of the current abstract was to present the hydrodynamic characteristics of a true model of a swimmer’s hand with different fingers’ positions using computational CFD.
The aim of this study was to analyse the effect of depth on drag during the underwater gliding. CFD simulations were applied to the flow around a 3D model of a male adult swimmer in a prone gliding position with the arms extended at the front. The domain to perform the simulations was created with 3.0 m depth, 3.0 m width and 11.0 m length. The drag coefficient and the hydrodynamic drag force were computed, usi...
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