Fluid–Structure Interaction in Biological, Bioinspired and Environmental Flows

Dear Colleagues,

Fluid–structure interactions (FSI) are omnipresent in biological, bioinspired and environmental systems. Prominent examples include cardiovascular flow, biomimetic propulsion, bioinspired flow sensing and canopy flow. This is a vibrant research area in which newly developed experimental and simulation tools have provided us with the capability to tackle more challenging problems. We propose this Special Issue of Fluids to showcase recent scientific advances in the studies of FSI in biological, bioinspired and environmental flows. The topics of interest include but are not limited to: bioinspired propulsion, energy harvesting and flow sensing, interaction of turbulent flow with flexible structures, novel experimental, numerical and flow analysis tools applied to FSI systems, and application of machine learning for the controlling and optimization of FSI systems. 

Prof. Dr. Xing Zhang
Dr. Hui Tang
Dr. Alistair Revell
Guest Editors

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