期刊
FLUIDS
卷 6, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/fluids6070233
关键词
non-uniform flexibility; collective interactions; fin-fin interactions; schooling; high-efficiency
资金
- National Science Foundation under Program Director Ronald Joslin in Fluid Dynamics within CBET on NSF CAREER award [1653181]
- Office of Naval Research [N00014-08-1-0642]
- Directorate For Engineering
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys [1653181] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
The experiments showed that overall efficiency is improved when the follower foil is nearly out-of-phase synchronized with the leader foil and is directly downstream, with further improvement when the follower has a larger amplitude of motion. However, a slight decrease in collective efficiency was observed when the follower foil was slightly staggered, leading to direct vortex impingement.
New experiments examine the interactions between a pair of three-dimensional (AR = 2) non-uniformly flexible pitching hydrofoils through force and efficiency measurements. It is discovered that the collective efficiency is improved when the follower foil has a nearly out-of-phase synchronization with the leader and is located directly downstream with an optimal streamwise spacing of X* = 0.5. The collective efficiency is further improved when the follower operates with a nominal amplitude of motion that is 36% larger than the leader's amplitude. A slight degradation in the collective efficiency was measured when the follower was slightly-staggered from the in-line arrangement where direct vortex impingement is expected. Operating at the optimal conditions, the measured collective efficiency and thrust are eta(C) = 62% and C-T,C-C = 0.44, which are substantial improvements over the efficiency and thrust of eta(C) = 29% and C-T,C-C = 0.16 of two fully-rigid foils in isolation. This demonstrates the promise of achieving high-efficiency with simple purely pitching mechanical systems and paves the way for the design of high-efficiency bio-inspired underwater vehicles.
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