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Hydrodynamic interactions between two tandem flexible plates in viscous flow

  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

A novel immersed boundary-lattice Boltzmann method(IB-LBM) is used to model the fluid-structure interaction problem with biologically flexible structure. In this algorithm, the fluid parameters are solved by LBM, while the boundary condition of structure are implemented by IB. Based on this framework, two tandem flexible plates pined in uniform viscous flow are simulated. The Reynolds number based on the incoming velocity and plate's length are fixed at 300 and 500, but the separation distance are varied in a wide range. Simulation results show that the flexible plates will flapping passively when the flow field reach its stability. And the motion characteristic of downstream plate is strongly influenced by the vortex shedding from the upstream one. Also, we find the hydrodynamics on the tandem plates are strongly depended on the separation distance. As the distance increases, drag on the upstream plate is always smaller than single one. However, the downstream one will show two opposite situations. The findings of this work would be benefit for designing novel underwater robots.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1094-1099
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479970964
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Sep 2015
Event12th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2015 - Beijing, China
Duration: 2 Aug 20155 Aug 2015

Publication series

Name2015 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2015

Conference

Conference12th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2015
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period2/08/155/08/15

Keywords

  • Flexible plates
  • Hydrodynamic interactions
  • Lattice Boltzmann method

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