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How flexibility affects the wake symmetry properties of a self-propelled plunging foil

文献类型:期刊论文

作者Zhu XJ(朱晓珏); He GW(何国威); Zhang X(张星)
刊名Journal of Fluid Mechanics
出版日期2014-07
卷号751页码:164-183.
通讯作者邮箱zhangx@lnm.imech.ac.cn
关键词flow-structure interactions propulsion vortex streets
ISSN号0022-1120
通讯作者张星
英文摘要The wake symmetry properties of a flapping-foil system are closely associated with its propulsive performance. In the present work, the effect of the foil flexibility on the wake symmetry properties of a self-propelled plunging foil is studied numerically. We compare the wakes of a flexible foil and a rigid foil at a low flapping Reynolds number of 200. The two foils are of the same dimensions, flapping frequency, leading-edge amplitude and cruising velocity but different bending rigidities. The results indicate that flexibility can either inhibit or trigger the symmetry breaking of the wake. We find that there exists a threshold value of vortex circulation above which symmetry breaking occurs. The modification of vortex circulation is found to be the pivotal factor in the influence of the foil flexibility on the wake symmetry properties. An increase in flexibility can result in a reduction in the vorticity production at the leading edge because ofthe decrease in the effective angle of attack, but it also enhances vorticity production at the trailing edge because of the increase in the trailing-edge flapping velocity. The competition between these two opposing effects eventually determines the strength of vortex circulation, which, in turn, governs the wake symmetry properties. Further investigation indicates that the former effect is related to the streamlined shape of the deformed foil while the latter effect is associated with structural resonance. The results of this work provide new insights into the functional role of passive flexibility inflapping-based biolocomotion.
学科主题流体力学
分类号一类
收录类别SCI ; EI
资助信息NSFC: 11021262, 11023001, 11232011,11372331. 973: 2013CB834100
原文出处http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2014.310
语种英语
WOS记录号WOS:000337925000011
公开日期2014-06-19
源URL[http://dspace.imech.ac.cn/handle/311007/48856]  
专题力学研究所_非线性力学国家重点实验室
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Zhu XJ,He GW,Zhang X. How flexibility affects the wake symmetry properties of a self-propelled plunging foil[J]. Journal of Fluid Mechanics,2014,751:164-183..
APA Zhu XJ,He GW,&Zhang X.(2014).How flexibility affects the wake symmetry properties of a self-propelled plunging foil.Journal of Fluid Mechanics,751,164-183..
MLA Zhu XJ,et al."How flexibility affects the wake symmetry properties of a self-propelled plunging foil".Journal of Fluid Mechanics 751(2014):164-183..

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