Download or read book Life in Moving Fluids written by Steven Vogel and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1996-04-21 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text discusses the applications of fluid mechanics to biology. It provides coverage of the field since the 1980s, with details of literature. It includes sections on jet propulsion, biological pumps, swimming, blood flow, and accelerations reaction and Murray's law.