Effects of geometric shape on the hydrodynamics of a self-propelled flapping foil | |
Zhang X(张星)![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Source Publication | Physics of Fluids
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2009 | |
Volume | 21Issue:10Pages:103302 |
ISSN | 1070-6631 |
Abstract | The hydrodynamics of a free flapping foil is studied numerically. The foil undergoes a forced vertical oscillation and is free to move horizontally. The effect of chord-thickness ratio is investigated by varying this parameter while fixing other ones such as the Reynolds number, the density ratio, and the flapping amplitude. Three different flow regimes have been identified when we increase the chord-thickness ratio, i.e., left-right symmetry, back-and-forth chaotic motion, and unidirectional motion with staggered vortex street. It is observed that the chord-thickness ratio can affect the symmetry-breaking bifurcation, the arrangement of vortices in the wake, and the terminal velocity of the foil. The similarity in the symmetry-breaking bifurcation of the present problem to that of a flapping body under constraint is discussed. A comparison between the dynamic behaviors of an elliptic foil and a rectangular foil at various chord-thickness ratios is also presented. |
Subject Area | 流体力学 |
DOI | 10.1063/1.3251045 |
Indexed By | SCI ; EI |
Language | 英语 |
WOS ID | WOS:000271358900018 |
WOS Keyword | Pressure-correction Method ; Thrust Generation ; Airfoil ; Body ; Flow ; Simulations ; Wake |
WOS Research Area | Mechanics ; Physics |
WOS Subject | Mechanics ; Physics, Fluids & Plasmas |
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Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://dspace.imech.ac.cn/handle/311007/28756 |
Collection | 非线性力学国家重点实验室 |
Corresponding Author | He GW(何国威) |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Zhang X,Ni SZ,Wang SZ,et al. Effects of geometric shape on the hydrodynamics of a self-propelled flapping foil[J]. Physics of Fluids,2009,21,10,:103302. |
APA | Zhang X,Ni SZ,Wang SZ,&He GW.(2009).Effects of geometric shape on the hydrodynamics of a self-propelled flapping foil.Physics of Fluids,21(10),103302. |
MLA | Zhang X,et al."Effects of geometric shape on the hydrodynamics of a self-propelled flapping foil".Physics of Fluids 21.10(2009):103302. |
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