Numerical Simulation of Two Different Flexible Bodies Immersed in Moving Flow

• Published in: Chinese physics letters 2015-08, Vol.32 (8), p.98-101
• Main Author: 王思莹 黄明海 尹协振
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Amplitudes; Computational fluid dynamics; Computer simulation; Drag coefficients; Flapping; Flexible bodies; Joining; Upstream; 分离距离; 弹性体; 强相互作用; 数值模拟方法; 柔性体; 耦合运动; 运动过程; 阻力系数
• ISSN: 0256-307X; 1741-3540
• DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/32/8/084601

The coupled motion of two flexible bodies with different lengths immersed in moving fluid is studied numerically. The flapping frequency, flapping amplitude and average drag coefficient of each body are calculated and the influences of the arranging manner and separation distance are analyzed. In our simulation, when placed in the flow individually, the flexible body with a longer length will flap in period and the shorter one will maintain still straightly in the flow direction. The numerical results show that, two different flexible structures near placed in moving flow would strongly interact. When they are placed side by side, the existence of the stable shorter flexible body will restrain the flapping of the longer one while the existence of the longer flexible body may also induce the shorter one to flap synchronously. When placed in tandem with the shorter flexible body in upstream, the flapping of the longer one in downstream will be obviously enhanced. In the situation for the longer flexible body placed in upstream of the shorter one, the coupled flapping amplitude and average drag coefficients increase and decrease periodically with increasing the arranging space, and peak values appear as a result of the mediate of the tail wakes.