Actively flapping tandem flexible flags in a viscous flow

2015 ◽  
Vol 780 ◽  
pp. 120-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emad Uddin ◽  
Wei-Xi Huang ◽  
Hyung Jin Sung
Keyword(s):  
Viscous Flow ◽  
Immersed Boundary Method ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
The Body ◽  
Immersed Boundary ◽  
Flexible Body ◽  
Flexible Bodies ◽  
Body Shapes ◽  
Heave Motion

The active flapping motions of fish and cetaceans generate both propulsive and manoeuvring forces. The tail fin motions of the majority of fish can essentially be viewed as a combined pitch-and-heave motion. Downstream bodies are strongly influenced by the vortices shed from an upstream body. To investigate the interactions between flexible bodies and vortices, the present study examined tandem flexible flags in a viscous flow by using an improved version of the immersed boundary method. The upstream flag underwent passive flapping in a uniform flow while the downstream flag flapped according to a prescribed pitching and heaving motion of the leading edge. The influences of the active flapping motion on the system dynamics were examined in detail, including the frequency, the phase angle, the bending coefficient and the amplitudes of the pitching and heaving motion. The variation of the drag coefficient of the downstream flag was explored together with the instantaneous vorticity contours and the body shapes. Both the slalom mode and the interception mode were identified according to the vortex–flexible body interactions, corresponding to the low- and high-drag situations, respectively. The underlying mechanism was discussed and compared with previous studies.

Constructive and destructive interaction modes between two tandem flexible flags in viscous flow

2010 ◽  
Vol 661 ◽  
pp. 511-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
SOHAE KIM ◽  
WEI-XI HUANG ◽  
HYUNG JIN SUNG
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Viscous Flow ◽  
Drag Force ◽  
Immersed Boundary Method ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Immersed Boundary ◽  
Flexible Body ◽  
Boundary Method

Two tandem flexible flags in viscous flow were modelled by numerical simulation using an improved version of the immersed boundary method. The flexible flapping flag and the vortices produced by an upstream flag were found to interact via either a constructive or destructive mode. These interaction modes gave rise to significant differences in the drag force acting on the downstream flapping flag in viscous flow. The constructive mode increased the drag force, while the destructive mode decreased the drag force. Drag on the downstream flexible body was investigated as a function of the streamwise and spanwise gap distances, and the bending coefficient of the flexible flags at intermediate Reynolds numbers (200 ≤ Re ≤ 400).

Computation of Turbulent Flows in Complex and Moving Geometries Using Immersed Boundary Method

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayank Tyagi ◽  
Sumanta Acharya
Keyword(s):  
Turbulent Flows ◽  
Immersed Boundary Method ◽  
Complex Geometry ◽  
Fluid Motion ◽  
The Body ◽  
Immersed Boundary ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Heated Cylinder ◽  
Boundary Method ◽  
Trapped Vortex

A solution methodology for complex turbulent flows of industrial interests is developed using Immersed Boundary Method (IBM). IBM combines the efficiency inherent in using a fixed Cartesian grid to compute the fluid motion, along with the ease of tracking the immersed boundary at a set of moving Lagrangian points. IBM relies upon the body force terms added in the momentum equations to represents the complex geometry on a fixed Cartesian mesh. Resolution issues for turbulent flows can be addressed by Large Eddy Simulation (LES) technique provided an accurate and robust Subgrid Stress (SGS) model is available. Higher order of numerical accuracy schemes for turbulent flows can be maintained as well as the geometrical complexities can be rendered physically by combining LES with IBM. The proposed methodology is simple and ideally suited for the moving geometries involving no-slip walls with prescribed trajectories and locations. IBM is validated for the laminar flow past a heated cylinder in a channel and LES is validated for the turbulent lid-driven cavity flow. LES-IBM is then is used to render complex geometry of trapped vortex combustor to study fluid mixing inside trapped vortex cavity. To demonstrate the full potential of LES-IBM, a complex moving geometry problem of stator-rotor interaction is solved.

Optimal flexibility of a flapping appendage in an inviscid fluid

2008 ◽  
Vol 614 ◽  
pp. 355-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
SILAS ALBEN
Keyword(s):  
Power Law ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Vortex Sheet ◽  
Input Power ◽  
The Body ◽  
Flexible Body ◽  
Inviscid Fluid ◽  
Driving Frequency ◽  
Pitch Frequency ◽  
New Formulation

We present a new formulation of the motion of a flexible body with a vortex-sheet wake and use it to study propulsive forces generated by a flexible body pitched periodically at the leading edge in the small-amplitude regime. We find that the thrust power generated by the body has a series of resonant peaks with respect to rigidity, the highest of which corresponds to a body flexed upwards at the trailing edge in an approximately one-quarter-wavelength mode of deflection. The optimal efficiency approaches 1 as rigidity becomes small and decreases to 30–50% (depending on pitch frequency) as rigidity becomes large. The optimal rigidity for thrust power increases from approximately 60 for large pitching frequency to ∞ for pitching frequency 0.27. Subsequent peaks in response have power-law scalings with respect to rigidity and correspond to higher-wavenumber modes of the body. We derive the power-law scalings by analysing the fin as a damped resonant system. In the limit of small driving frequency, solutions are self-similar at the leading edge. In the limit of large driving frequency, we find that the distribution of resonant rigidities ~k−5, corresponding to fin shapes with wavenumber k. The input power and output power are proportional to rigidity (for small-to-moderate rigidity) and to pitching frequency (for moderate-to-large frequency). We compare these results with the range of rigidity and flapping frequency for the hawkmoth forewing and the bluegill sunfish pectoral fin.

Hydrodynamics and Flow Characterization of Tuna-Inspired Propulsion in Forward Swimming

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junshi Wang ◽  
Huy Tran ◽  
Martha Christino ◽  
Carl White ◽  
Joseph Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Underwater Vehicle ◽  
Numerical Approach ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Computational Effort ◽  
The Body ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Immersed Boundary ◽  
Ring Structures

Abstract A combined experimental and numerical approach is employed to study the hydrodynamic performance and characterize the flow features of thunniform swimming by using a tuna-inspired underwater vehicle in forward swimming. The three-dimensional, time-dependent kinematics of the body-fin system of the underwater vehicle is obtained via a stereo-videographic technique. A high-fidelity computational model is then directly reconstructed based on the experimental data. A sharp-interface immersed-boundary-method (IBM) based incompressible flow solver is employed to compute the flow. The primary objective of the computational effort is to quantify the thrust performance of the model. The body kinematics and hydrodynamic performances are quantified and the dynamics of the vortex wake are analyzed. Results have shown significant leading-edge vortex at the caudal fin and unique vortex ring structures in the wake. The results from this work help to bring insight into understanding the thrust producing mechanism of thunniform swimming and to provide potential suggestions in improving the hydrodynamic performance of swimming underwater vehicles.

APPLICATION OF IMMERSED BOUNDARY METHOD ON INSTRUMENTED TURBINE BLADE WITH LES

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Bryn N Ubald ◽  
Rob Watson ◽  
Jiahuan Cui ◽  
Paul G. Tucker ◽  
Shahrokh Shahpar
Keyword(s):  
Immersed Boundary Method ◽  
Pressure Loss ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Immersed Boundary ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Boundary Method ◽  
Flow Features ◽  
Compressor And Turbine Blades ◽  
High Level

Abstract Leading edge instrumentation used in compressor and turbine blades for jet-engine test rigs can cause significant obstruction and lead to a marked increase in downstream pressure loss. Typical instrumentation used in such a scenario could be a Kiel shrouded probe with either a thermocouple or pitot-static tube for temperature/pressure measurement. High fidelity analysis of a coupled blade and probe requires the generation of a high-quality mesh which can take a significant amount of an engineer's time. The application of Immersed Boundary Method (IBM) and Large Eddy Simulation is shown in this paper to enable the use of an extremely simple mesh to observe the primary flow features generated due to the blade and probe interaction effects, as well as quantify downstream pressure loss to within a high level of accuracy. IBM is utilised to approximately model the probe, while fully resolving the blade itself through a series of LES simulations. This method has shown to be able to capture downstream loss profiles as well as integral quantities compared to both experiment and fully wall resolved LES without the need to spend a significant amount of time generating the ideal mesh. Additionally, it is also able to capture the turbulence anisotropy surrounding the probe and blade regions.

Application of Immersed Boundary Method on Instrumented Turbine Blade With LES

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryn N. Ubald ◽  
Rob Watson ◽  
Jiahuan Cui ◽  
Paul Tucker ◽  
Shahrokh Shahpar
Keyword(s):  
Immersed Boundary Method ◽  
Pressure Loss ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Immersed Boundary ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Boundary Method ◽  
Flow Features ◽  
Compressor And Turbine Blades ◽  
High Level

Abstract Leading edge instrumentation used in compressor and turbine blades for jet-engine test rigs can cause significant obstruction and lead to a marked increase in downstream pressure loss. Typical instrumentation used in such a scenario could be a Kiel-shrouded probe with either a thermocouple or pitot-static tube for temperature/pressure measurement. High fidelity analysis of a coupled blade and probe requires the generation of a high quality mesh which can take a significant amount of an engineers time. The application of Immersed Boundary Method (IBM) and Large Eddy Simulation is shown in this paper to enable the use of an extremely simple mesh to observe the primary flow features generated due to the blade and probe interaction effects, as well as quantify downstream pressure loss to within a high level of accuracy. IBM is utilised to approximately model the probe, while fully resolving the blade itself through a series of LES simulations. This method has shown to be able to capture downstream loss profiles as well as integral quantities compared to both experiment and fully wall-resolved LES without the need to spend a significant amount of time generating the ideal mesh. Additionally, it is also able to capture the turbulence anisotropy surrounding the probe and blade regions.

Vortex interaction between two tandem flexible propulsors with a paddling-based locomotion

2016 ◽  
Vol 793 ◽  
pp. 612-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Goon Park ◽  
Hyung Jin Sung
Keyword(s):  
Phase Difference ◽  
Immersed Boundary Method ◽  
Propulsion System ◽  
Immersed Boundary ◽  
Vortex Interaction ◽  
Flexible Bodies ◽  
Tandem Configuration ◽  
Boundary Method ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Surrounding Fluid

Schooling behaviours among self-propelled animals can benefit propulsion. Inspired by the schooling behaviours of swimming jellyfish, flexible bodies that self-propel through a paddling-based motion were modelled in a tandem configuration. This present study explored the hydrodynamic patterns generated by the interactions between two flexible bodies and the surrounding fluid in the framework of the penalty immersed boundary method. The hydrodynamic patterns produced in the wake revealed flow-mediated interactions between two tandem propulsors, including vortex–vortex and vortex–body interactions. Two tandem flexible propulsors paddling with identical amplitude and frequency produced stable configurations as a result of the flow-mediated interactions. Both the upstream and downstream propulsors benefited from the tandem configuration in terms of the locomotion velocity and the cost, compared with an isolated propulsion system. The interactions were examined as a function of the initial gap distance and the phase difference in the paddling frequency. The equilibrium gap distance between two propulsors remained constant, regardless of the initial gap distance, although it did depend on the phase difference in the paddling frequency.

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