scholarly journals Fluid-Structure Interaction Effects on the Propulsion of an Flexible Composite Monofin

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Adil El Baroudi ◽  
Fulgence Razafimahery
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Interaction Model ◽  
Added Mass ◽  
Propulsive Efficiency ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Surrounding Fluid

Finite element method has been used to analyze the propulsive efficiency of a swimming fin. Fluid-structure interaction model can be used to study the effects of added mass on the natural frequencies of a multilayer anisotropic fin oscillating in a compressible fluid. Water by neglecting viscidity effects has been considered as a surrounding fluid and the frequency response of the fin has been compared with that of vacuum conditions. It has been shown that because of the added mass effects in water environment, the natural frequencies of the fin decrease.

Natural Frequencies of Centrifugal Compressor Impellers for High Density Gas Applications

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohei Magara ◽  
Mitsuhiro Narita ◽  
Kazuyuki Yamaguchi ◽  
Naohiko Takahashi ◽  
Tetsuya Kuwano
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Compressor ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Mass Effect ◽  
Added Mass ◽  
High Density ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Density Condition ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction

Characteristics of natural frequencies of an impeller and an equivalent disc were investigated in high-density gas to develop a method for predicting natural frequencies of centrifugal compressor impellers for high-density gas applications. The equivalent disc had outer and inner diameters equal to those of the impeller. We expected that natural frequencies would decrease with increasing the gas density because of the added-mass effect. However, we found experimentally that some natural frequencies of the impeller and the disc in high-density gas decreased but others increased. Moreover, we observed, under high-density condition, some resonance frequencies that we did not observe under low-density condition. These experimental results cannot be explained by only the added-mass effect. For simplicity, we focused on the disc to understand the mechanism of the behavior of natural frequencies. We developed a theoretical analysis of fluid-structure interaction considering not only the mass but also stiffness of gas. The analysis gave a qualitative explanation of the experimental results. In addition, we carried out a fluid-structure interaction analysis using the finite element method. The behavior of natural frequencies of the disc in high-density gas was predicted with errors less than 6%.

An Investigation of the Aerodynamic and Vibration Behavior of a Helicopter Rotor Blade

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Khairul Habib Pulok ◽  
Uttam K. Chakravarty
Keyword(s):  
Rotor Blade ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Interaction Model ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Helicopter Rotor ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Aerodynamic Analysis ◽  
Helicopter Rotor Blade

Abstract Rotary-wing aircrafts are the best-suited option in many cases for its vertical take-off and landing capacity, especially in any congested area, where a fixed-wing aircraft cannot perform. Rotor aerodynamic loading is the major reason behind helicopter vibration, therefore, determining the aerodynamic loadings are important. Coupling among aerodynamics and structural dynamics is involved in rotor blade design where the unsteady aerodynamic analysis is also imperative. In this study, a Bo 105 helicopter rotor blade is considered for computational aerodynamic analysis. A fluid-structure interaction model of the rotor blade with surrounding air is considered where the finite element model of the blade is coupled with the computational fluid dynamics model of the surrounding air. Aerodynamic coefficients, velocity profiles, and pressure profiles are analyzed from the fluid-structure interaction model. The resonance frequencies and mode shapes are also obtained by the computational method. A small-scale model of the rotor blade is manufactured, and experimental analysis of similar contemplation is conducted for the validation of the numerical results. Wind tunnel and vibration testing arrangements are used for the experimental validation of the aerodynamic and vibration characteristics by the small-scale rotor blade. The computational results show that the aerodynamic properties of the rotor blade vary with the change of angle of attack and natural frequency changes with mode number.

scholarly journals Validation and Extension of a Fluid–Structure Interaction Model of the Healthy Aortic Valve

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 739-751 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Maria Tango ◽  
Jacob Salmonsmith ◽  
Andrea Ducci ◽  
Gaetano Burriesci
Keyword(s):  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Interaction Model ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction

scholarly journals A fully coupled fluid-structure interaction model of the secondary lymphatic valve

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (16) ◽  
pp. 813-823 ◽  
Author(s):  
John T. Wilson ◽  
Lowell T. Edgar ◽  
Saurabh Prabhakar ◽  
Marc Horner ◽  
Raoul van Loon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Interaction Model ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Lymphatic Valve ◽  
Fully Coupled
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