Rejection of Disturbances due to Drag and Lift Forces Present in the Taking Off of SUAVI-type UAV

Author(s):  
Yair Lozano-Hernandez ◽  
Victor G. Sanchcz-Meza ◽  
Carlos A. Castillo-Ortiz ◽  
Hugo Rodriguez-Cortes ◽  
Oscar O. Guitierrez-Frias
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Author(s):  
M. R. Meigounpoory ◽  
A. Rahi ◽  
A. Mirbozorgi

The drag and lift forces acting on a rotating impenetrable spherical suspended nano-particle in a homogeneous uniform flow are numerically studied by means of a three-dimensional numerical simulation with slip boundary condition. The effects of both the slip coefficient and rotational speed of the nanosphere on the drag and lift forces are investigated for Reynolds numbers in the range of 0.1 < Re < 100. Increase of rotation increases the drag and lift force exerted by flow at the surface of nano-sphere. By increasing slip coefficient the values of drag and lift coefficients decreases. At full slip condition, rotation of the nano-sphere has not significant effects on the drag and lift coefficient values moreover the lift coefficient of flow around the rotating spherical particle will be vanished. Present numerical results at no-slip condition are in good agreements with certain results of flow around of rotating sphere.


2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 474-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Gavrilov ◽  
K. A. Finnikov ◽  
Ya. S. Ignatenko ◽  
O. B. Bocharov ◽  
R. May

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 3346
Author(s):  
Yuan-Shiang Tsai ◽  
Der-Chang Lo

The air-water two-phase flow model is developed to study the transformation of monochromatic waves passing over the submerged structure. The level set method is employed to describe the motion of the interface while the effect of the immersed object on the fluid is resolved using the ghost-cell immersed boundary method. The computational domain integrated with the air-water and fluid-solid phases allows the use of uniform Cartesian grids. The model simulates the wave generation, wave decomposition over a submerged trapezoidal breakwater, and the formation of the vortices as well as the drag and lift forces caused by the surface waves over three different configurations of the submerged structures. The numerical results show the capability of the present model to accurately track the deformation of the free surface. In addition, the variation of the drag and lift forces depend on the wavelength and wave induced vortices around the submerged object. Hence, the study observes that the triangular structure experiences the relatively small wave force.


Author(s):  
Ugur Can ◽  
Sakir Bal

In this study, it was aimed to obtain an accurate extrapolation method to compute lift and drag forces of high-speed vessels at full-scale by using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) based GEOSIM (GEOmetrically SIMilar) method which is valid for both fully planing and semi-planing regimes. Athena R/V 5365 bare hull form with a skeg which is a semi-displacement type of high-speed vessel was selected with a model family for hydrodynamic analyses under captive and free to sinkage/trim conditions. Total drag and lift forces have been computed for a generated GEOSIM family of this form at three different model scales and full-scale for Fr = 0.8 by an unsteady RANS (Reynolds Averaged Navier–Stokes) solver. k–ε turbulence model was used to simulate the turbulent flow around the hulls, and both DFBI (Dynamic Fluid Body Interaction) and overset mesh technique were carried out to model the heave and pitch motions under free to sinkage/trim condition. The computational results of the model family were used to get “drag-lift ratio curve” for Athena hull at a fixed Fr number and so the corresponding results at full scale were predicted by extrapolating those of model scales in the form of a non-dimensional ratios of drag-lift forces. Then the extrapolated full-scale results calculated by modified GEOSIM method were compared with those of full-scale CFD and obtained by Froude extrapolation technique. The modified GEOSIM method has been found to be successful to compute the main forces (lift and drag) acting on high-speed vessels as a single coefficient at full scale. The method also works accurately both under fully and semi-planing conditions.


Author(s):  
Waldir T. Pinto ◽  
Carlos A. Levi

This paper presents a numerical model for the simulation of the axial-flexural-torsional coupling of undewater cylindrical structures. Cylindrical structures are largely utilized in the marine environment in a wide range of applications as in risers, marine cables, flexible pipes, mooring systems and so on. They may exhibit complex axial-flexural-torsional coupling, which makes the structural analysis highly nonlinear. In addition, the fluid-structure interaction may include flow induced vibrations, frequency lock-in and internal flow effects. The proposed three-dimensional model assumes that the structure aspect ratio is very high, its cross section is circular, the cable is elastic and may experience large displacements and large strains, as long as the elastic regime holds. The steady state load on the cylinder consists of the self-weight and buoyancy, drag and lift forces, in addition to a distributed residual twist along the cylinder. The drag and lift forces are evaluated by Morison type formulation. The governing differential equations are derived from first principles, assuming Newtonian mechanics. Then, they are solved numerically by a finite element formulation based on nonlinear space frame elements. The resulting set of algebraic equations is solved by a minimization technique that uses the Newton-Raphson algorithm. Results show the ability of the model to predict the static configuration of equilibrium of the cylinder and to capture the coupling between axial, flexural and torsional responses of the cylinder.


1977 ◽  
Vol 99 (4) ◽  
pp. 618-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Zdravkovich

There are infinite numbers of possible arrangements of two parallel cylinders positioned at right angles to the approaching flow direction. Of the infinite arrangements, two distinct groups may be identified: in one group, the cylinders are in a tandem arrangement, one behind the other at any longitudinal spacing; and in the second group, the cylinders face the flow side by side at any transverse spacing. All other combinations of longitudinal and transverse spacings represent staggered arrangements. The tandem arrangement will be treated first. A critical survey of previous research revealed some “odd” features which had been observed and overlooked by various authors. The discontinuity of vortex shedding implies that a similar discontinuity should be expected for the drag force on both cylinders. The measurements of the front (gap) pressures of the downstream cylinder and the base pressures of both cylinders at various spacings reveal a discontinuous “jump” at some critical spacing. The discontinuity is caused by the abrupt change from one stable flow pattern to another at the critical spacing. A new interpretation is given for the existing data on the drag force for both cylinders. The effects of Reynolds number and surface roughness are treated in some detail. Following this, two cylinders arranged side by side to the approaching flow are considered. All the available data on measured forces are compiled together with additional measurements in the range of intermittent changes of drag and lift forces. The bistable nature of the asymmetric flow pattern around each cylinder produces two alternative values of the drag force coupled with two alternative values of the lift force. The introduction of the interference force coefficient exposes the physical origin of two different forces experienced by the cylinders when arranged side by side. Finally, the least reported arrangement of two staggered cylinders is reviewed. The various arrangements are grouped into classes according to the sign of the lift force, or whether the drag force is greater or less than that for a single cylinder. The measurements of drag and lift forces for various arrangements reveal two different regimes for the lift force. In one regime, the lift force directed toward the wake of the upstream cylinder is due to the entrainment of the flow into the fully developed wake of the upstream cylinder. The lift force in this regime reaches a maximum value when the downstream cylinder is near to the upstream wake boundary. In the second regime, at very small spacings, the lift force becomes very large due to an intense gap flow which displaces the wake of the upstream cylinder. The maximum lift force occurs with the downstream cylinder near to the horizontal axis of the upstream cylinder. A discontinuity in the lift force for some staggered arrangements is found and attributed to the bistable nature of the gap flow.


Author(s):  
Salwa Fezai ◽  
Nader Ben-Cheikh ◽  
Brahim Ben-Beya ◽  
Taieb Lili

Purpose Two-dimensional incompressible fluid flows around a rectangular shape placed over a larger rectangular shape at low Reynolds numbers (Re) have been numerically analyzed in the present work. The vortex shedding is investigated at different arrangements of the two shapes allowing the investigation of three possible configurations. The calculations are carried out for several values of Re ranging from 1 to 200. The effect of the obstacle geometry on the vortex shedding is analyzed for crawling, steady and unsteady regimes. The analysis of the flow evolution shows that with increasing Re beyond a certain critical value, the flow becomes unstable and undergoes a bifurcation. This paper aims to observe that the transition of the unsteady regime is performed by a Hopf bifurcation. The critical Re beyond which the flow becomes unsteady is determined for each configuration. A special attention is paid to compute the drag and lift forces acting on the rectangular shapes, which allowed determining; the best configuration in terms of both drag and lift. The unsteady periodic wake is characterized by the Strouhal number, which varies with the Re and the obstacle geometry. Hence, the values of vortex shedding frequencies are calculated in this work. Design/methodology/approach The dimensionless Navier–Stokes equations were numerically solved using the following numerical technique based on the finite volume method. The temporal discretization of the time derivative is performed by an Euler backward second-order implicit scheme. Non-linear terms are evaluated explicitly; while, viscous terms are treated implicitly. The strong velocity–pressure coupling present in the continuity and the momentum equations are handled by implementing the projection method. Findings The present paper aims to numerically study the effect of the obstacle geometry on the vortex shedding and on the drag and lift forces to analyze the flow structure around three configurations at crawling, steady and unsteady regimes. Originality/value A special attention is paid to compute the drag and lift forces acting on the rectangular shapes, which allowed determining; the best shapes configuration in terms of both drag and lift.


2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Zhang ◽  
M. J. Pettigrew ◽  
N. W. Mureithi

Two-phase cross flow exists in many shell-and-tube heat exchangers. Flow-induced vibration excitation forces can cause tube motion that will result in long-term fretting-wear or fatigue. Detailed vibration excitation force measurements in tube bundles subjected to two-phase cross flow are required to understand the underlying vibration excitation mechanisms. Some of this work has already been done. Somewhat unexpected but significant quasiperiodic forces in both the drag and lift directions were measured. These forces are generally larger in the drag direction. However, the excitation force frequency is relatively low (i.e., 3–6 Hz) and not directly dependent on flow velocity in the drag direction. On the other hand, much higher frequencies (up to 16 Hz) were observed in the lift direction at the higher flow velocities. The frequency appears directly related to flow velocity in the lift direction. The present work aims at (1) providing further evidence of the quasiperiodic lift force mechanism, (2) determining the effect of cylinder position on such quasiperiodic drag and lift forces, and (3) verifying the existence of quasiperiodic drag and lift forces in a more realistic larger tube array. The program was carried out with two rotated triangular tube arrays of different width subjected to air/water flow to simulate two-phase mixtures from liquid to 95% void fraction. Both the dynamic lift and drag forces were measured with strain gauge instrumented cylinders.


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