The propulsive performance and vortex shedding of oscillating foil, whichmimics biological locomotion, were numerically investigated. The objectives of this study were todeal with unsteady force, in particular thrust ...The propulsive performance and vortex shedding of oscillating foil, whichmimics biological locomotion, were numerically investigated. The objectives of this study were todeal with unsteady force, in particular thrust force, exerted on the foil in pitching and plungingmotions, and to explore the relation of the propulsive performance with vortex structures near thefoil and vortex shedding in the near wake. The two-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokesequations in the vorticity and stream-function formulation were solved by fourth-order essentiallycompact finite difference schemes for the space derivatives and a fourth-order Runge-Kutta schemefor the time advancement. To reveal the mechanism of the propulsive performance, the unsteady forceand the shedding of the trailing- and leading-edge vortices of the foil were analyzed. The effectsof some typical factors, such as the frequency and amplitude of the oscillation, the phasedifference between the pitching and plunging motions, and the thickness ratio of the foil, on thevortex shedding and unsteady force were discussed.展开更多
The flow past a finite circular cylinder with a height-to-diameter ratio of 1.5 and an infinite circular cylinder of the same diameter at a Reynolds number Re= 3 900 is investigated using the large eddy simulation（LE...The flow past a finite circular cylinder with a height-to-diameter ratio of 1.5 and an infinite circular cylinder of the same diameter at a Reynolds number Re= 3 900 is investigated using the large eddy simulation（LES）. The objective of the present study is to explore the differences of the flow mechanisms between the finite and infinite circular cylinders. It is shown that the free end of the finite circular cylinders affects the wake region significantly. The mean drag coefficient and the fluctuating lift coefficient of the finite circular cylinder are smaller than those of the infinite circular cylinder. The three-dimensional separation and the separated shear layer instability of the finite circular cylinder can obviously be observed. The existence of an arch vortex in the average flow downstream of the free end is demonstrated.展开更多
文摘The propulsive performance and vortex shedding of oscillating foil, whichmimics biological locomotion, were numerically investigated. The objectives of this study were todeal with unsteady force, in particular thrust force, exerted on the foil in pitching and plungingmotions, and to explore the relation of the propulsive performance with vortex structures near thefoil and vortex shedding in the near wake. The two-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokesequations in the vorticity and stream-function formulation were solved by fourth-order essentiallycompact finite difference schemes for the space derivatives and a fourth-order Runge-Kutta schemefor the time advancement. To reveal the mechanism of the propulsive performance, the unsteady forceand the shedding of the trailing- and leading-edge vortices of the foil were analyzed. The effectsof some typical factors, such as the frequency and amplitude of the oscillation, the phasedifference between the pitching and plunging motions, and the thickness ratio of the foil, on thevortex shedding and unsteady force were discussed.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.40906049)
文摘The flow past a finite circular cylinder with a height-to-diameter ratio of 1.5 and an infinite circular cylinder of the same diameter at a Reynolds number Re= 3 900 is investigated using the large eddy simulation（LES）. The objective of the present study is to explore the differences of the flow mechanisms between the finite and infinite circular cylinders. It is shown that the free end of the finite circular cylinders affects the wake region significantly. The mean drag coefficient and the fluctuating lift coefficient of the finite circular cylinder are smaller than those of the infinite circular cylinder. The three-dimensional separation and the separated shear layer instability of the finite circular cylinder can obviously be observed. The existence of an arch vortex in the average flow downstream of the free end is demonstrated.
