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Interaction modes of multiple flexible flags in a uniform flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2013

Emad Uddin ,
Wei-Xi Huang  and
Hyung Jin Sung
Emad Uddin
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Korea
Wei-Xi Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Hyung Jin Sung*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Korea
*
†Email address for correspondence: hjsung@kaist.ac.kr
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Abstract

Fish schooling is not merely a social behaviour; it also improves the efficiency of movement within a fluid environment. Inspired by the hydrodynamics of schooling, a group of flexible bodies was modelled as a collection of individuals arranged in a combination of tandem and side-by-side formations. The downstream bodies were found to be strongly influenced by the vortices shed from an upstream body, as revealed in the vortex–vortex and vortex–body interactions. To investigate the interactions between flexible bodies and vortices, the present study examined flexible flags in a viscous flow by using an improved version of the immersed boundary method. Three different flag formations were modelled to cover the basic structures involved in fish schooling: triangular, diamond and conical formations. The drag coefficients of the downstream flags could be decreased below the value for a single flag by adjusting the streamwise and spanwise gap distances and the flag bending coefficient. The drag variations were influenced by the interactions between vortices shed from the upstream flexible flags and those surrounding the downstream flags. The interactions between the flexible flags were investigated as a function of both the gap distance between the flags and the bending coefficients. The maximum drag reduction and the trailing flag position were calculated for different sets of conditions. Single-frequency and multifrequency modes were identified and were found to correspond to constructive and destructive vortex interaction modes, which explained the variations in the drag on the downstream flags.

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Aerodynamics: Flow-structure interactions Biological Fluid Dynamics: Swimming/flying Wakes/Jets: Wakes/Jets
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 729 , 25 August 2013 , pp. 563 - 583
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©2013 Cambridge University Press 

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