Pub Date : 2024-10-07DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104199
Elijah Hao Wei Ang, Bing Feng Ng
In this paper, a genetic algorithm linear quadratic Gaussian controller (GA-LQG) and an artificial neural network (ANN) controller are implemented for gust response alleviation of lightweight flying wings undergoing body-freedom oscillations. A state–space aeroelastic model has been formulated by coupling the unsteady vortex lattice method for aerodynamics with finite-element based structural dynamics. The model is subsequently reduced using balanced truncation to improve computational efficiency during controller synthesis. Open-loop simulations show that the flying wing experiences large changes in pitching angles during gusts. For GA-LQG controller, the LQG weights are optimised using a genetic algorithm, maximising a defined fitness function. Generally, the GA-LQG controller reduces the plunge displacements by up to 94.2% while damping out wingtip displacements for discrete and continuous gusts. Similarly, the ANN controller effectively regulates both the plunge displacements and wingtip displacements, including gust cases that are not presented during the ANN training phase. The ANN controller is more effective in correcting wingtip displacements during discrete gusts than the GA-LQG controller, while the opposite is true for the continuous gust cases. The ANN controller offers several advantages over the GA-LQG controller, including the elimination of the need for a Kalman filter for full state estimation and offers a non-linear control solution.
{"title":"Genetic algorithm LQG and neural network controllers for gust response alleviation of flying wing unmanned aerial vehicles","authors":"Elijah Hao Wei Ang, Bing Feng Ng","doi":"10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104199","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104199","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this paper, a genetic algorithm linear quadratic Gaussian controller (GA-LQG) and an artificial neural network (ANN) controller are implemented for gust response alleviation of lightweight flying wings undergoing body-freedom oscillations. A state–space aeroelastic model has been formulated by coupling the unsteady vortex lattice method for aerodynamics with finite-element based structural dynamics. The model is subsequently reduced using balanced truncation to improve computational efficiency during controller synthesis. Open-loop simulations show that the flying wing experiences large changes in pitching angles during gusts. For GA-LQG controller, the LQG weights are optimised using a genetic algorithm, maximising a defined fitness function. Generally, the GA-LQG controller reduces the plunge displacements by up to 94.2% while damping out wingtip displacements for discrete and continuous gusts. Similarly, the ANN controller effectively regulates both the plunge displacements and wingtip displacements, including gust cases that are not presented during the ANN training phase. The ANN controller is more effective in correcting wingtip displacements during discrete gusts than the GA-LQG controller, while the opposite is true for the continuous gust cases. The ANN controller offers several advantages over the GA-LQG controller, including the elimination of the need for a Kalman filter for full state estimation and offers a non-linear control solution.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54834,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluids and Structures","volume":"130 ","pages":"Article 104199"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142426887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-04DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104192
Junchen Tan, Zhijin Wang, Ismet Gursul
Stall delay and lift enhancement play a crucial role in modern aircraft performance. This is commonly achieved by devices such as slats or flaps located at the leading edge or trailing edge of an aircraft's wing. In this paper, we report a feasibility study of using light-weight compliant surfaces for novel high lift devices. The effects of compliant flags with one end fixed or both ends fixed near the leading edge and trailing edge of an airfoil were studied by force, flag deformation, and flow field measurements in a wind tunnel. When a flag is placed near the leading edge, the excitation of the separated shear layer from the leading edge is the main mechanism in increasing the lift at the post-stall angles of attack. In contrast, the trailing-edge flag with an excess length and both ends fixed could increase the effective camber and the circulation around the airfoil in a time-averaged sense. The mechanism is similar to that of the conventional Gurney flap effect, and equally effective at pre-stall and post-stall angles of attack. When used together, the compliant flags can delay stall angle by 8° and increase the maximum lift coefficient by 67% in the parameter range tested presently. Compliant surfaces require no external power as a passive method. If they are to be used as active methods, they are light weight, and can be stored and deployed easily.
{"title":"High lift devices using compliant surfaces","authors":"Junchen Tan, Zhijin Wang, Ismet Gursul","doi":"10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104192","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104192","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Stall delay and lift enhancement play a crucial role in modern aircraft performance. This is commonly achieved by devices such as slats or flaps located at the leading edge or trailing edge of an aircraft's wing. In this paper, we report a feasibility study of using light-weight compliant surfaces for novel high lift devices. The effects of compliant flags with one end fixed or both ends fixed near the leading edge and trailing edge of an airfoil were studied by force, flag deformation, and flow field measurements in a wind tunnel. When a flag is placed near the leading edge, the excitation of the separated shear layer from the leading edge is the main mechanism in increasing the lift at the post-stall angles of attack. In contrast, the trailing-edge flag with an excess length and both ends fixed could increase the effective camber and the circulation around the airfoil in a time-averaged sense. The mechanism is similar to that of the conventional Gurney flap effect, and equally effective at pre-stall and post-stall angles of attack. When used together, the compliant flags can delay stall angle by 8° and increase the maximum lift coefficient by 67% in the parameter range tested presently. Compliant surfaces require no external power as a passive method. If they are to be used as active methods, they are light weight, and can be stored and deployed easily.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54834,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluids and Structures","volume":"130 ","pages":"Article 104192"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142426885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-30DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104191
I.A. Carvalho , G.R.S. Assi
We numerically investigate the attribute of omnidirectionality of the flow-control system comprised of a large circular cylinder equipped with eight spinning rods of smaller diameter, subject to an incoming flow that adopts different angles of attack. Detached-eddy simulations are employed to compute hydrodynamic loads and to provide flow topology at a Reynolds number of 1000. Two cases are assessed regarding the rods angular velocities. In case 0, all rods spun with the same angular velocity. In case 1, velocities were inspired by potential-flow theory. The two systems have the same input kinetic energy in common. To assess the system response, the velocities were increased proportionally. Both cases succeeded in reducing the mean drag. However, while case 1 proved to become ever “more omnidirectional” with increasing angular velocities, case 0 demonstrated to be prone to the angle of attack as it was unable to suppress vortex shedding for sufficiently large slopes of the incoming flow, and in such circumstances, unable to reduce hydrodynamic forces. We verify that the lift is mitigated in case 1, in contrast to case 0. Even for a vortex-free downstream flow resulting from configurations of high velocities and high angle of attack, the latter produces asymmetric recirculation regions downstream of the system that drive a pressure imbalance. The different outcomes of the two systems are also explored from the viewpoint of power consumption, and it is revealed that the omnidirectionality of case 1 is intrinsically related to the emphasis imposed on rotation rates of a subset of the eight rods.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-27DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104193
S. Michele , S. Zheng , E. Renzi , J. Guichard , A.G.L. Borthwick , D.M. Greaves
We present a theoretical model to analyse the hydrodynamics of wave energy converters (WECs) comprised of three-dimensional, rigid, floating, compound rectangular plates in the open sea. The hydrodynamic problem is solved by means of Green’s theorem and a free-surface Green’s function. Plate motion is predicted through decomposition into rigid natural modes. We first analyse the case of a single rectangular plate and validate our model against experimental results from physical model tests undertaken in the COAST laboratory at the University of Plymouth. Then we extend our theory to complex shapes and arrays of plates and examine how the geometry, incident wave direction and power take-off (PTO) coefficient affect the response of the platform and the consequent absorbed energy.
{"title":"Wave energy extraction from rigid rectangular compound floating plates","authors":"S. Michele , S. Zheng , E. Renzi , J. Guichard , A.G.L. Borthwick , D.M. Greaves","doi":"10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104193","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104193","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We present a theoretical model to analyse the hydrodynamics of wave energy converters (WECs) comprised of three-dimensional, rigid, floating, compound rectangular plates in the open sea. The hydrodynamic problem is solved by means of Green’s theorem and a free-surface Green’s function. Plate motion is predicted through decomposition into rigid natural modes. We first analyse the case of a single rectangular plate and validate our model against experimental results from physical model tests undertaken in the COAST laboratory at the University of Plymouth. Then we extend our theory to complex shapes and arrays of plates and examine how the geometry, incident wave direction and power take-off (PTO) coefficient affect the response of the platform and the consequent absorbed energy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54834,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluids and Structures","volume":"130 ","pages":"Article 104193"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142326325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104188
Yongkang Shi , Yanji Wei , Zuogang Chen
The present study proposes a novel method for analyzing the hydroelastic response of floating flexible structures based on Reduced-Order-Discrete-Module (RODM) model. In this model, the floating flexible structure is discretized into a finite number of modules. The hydrodynamic problem is simplified as the interaction between waves and multiple modules. The hydroelastic response is approximated by solving the motion equation of the multibody system, in which the mass and stiffness of the structure are obtained from the reduced-order matrices by the finite element method with a system equivalent reduction expansion process. By using the transformation matrix, the detailed floating structure response can be reconstructed from the multibody dynamics. The validity of the proposed method was demonstrated by comparing the results with the experimental data and other existing methods. The results show that this study has developed an accurate hydroelastic model to analyze the hydroelastic response of floating flexible structures. A module number selection formula is proposed to select the appropriate number of modules based on the exciting force frequency. This model is relatively easy to implement for the hydroelastic problem of interconnection modules and take into account the spatial inhomogeneity of wind/wave field. The proposed model can offer a useful tool for analyzing the hydroelastic response of the offshore floating photovoltaic systems.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-21DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104186
Yan Wu , Yuqi Huang , Jisheng Zhao
<div><p>This study numerically investigates the in-line flow-induced vibration (FIV) of elastically mounted elliptical cylinders undergoing forced rotations in a free-stream flow. The two-dimensional numerical simulations were conducted at a Reynolds number of 100. The cross-sectional aspect ratio (or elliptical ratio) of the cylinders varied from 1 to 0.25. The aspect/elliptical ratio is defined by <span><math><mrow><mi>ϵ</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>b</mi><mo>/</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>a</mi></mrow></math></span>, where <span><math><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>a</mi></mrow></math></span> and <span><math><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>b</mi></mrow></math></span> are the streamwise and cross-flow dimensions, respectively, of the cross-section of a cylinder placed at zero incidence angle. The Reynolds number is defined by <span><math><mrow><mi>R</mi><mi>e</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>U</mi><mi>D</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ν</mi></mrow></math></span>, where <span><math><mi>U</mi></math></span> is the free-stream velocity, <span><math><mi>ν</mi></math></span> is the kinematic viscosity of the fluid, and <span><math><mi>D</mi></math></span> is the major axis length (i.e. <span><math><mrow><mi>D</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>a</mi></mrow></math></span>). The dimensionless rotation rate, defined by <span><math><mrow><mi>α</mi><mo>=</mo><mrow><mo>|</mo><mi>Ω</mi><mo>|</mo></mrow><mi>D</mi><mo>/</mo><mrow><mo>(</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>U</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span>, is varied at values of 0.2, 0.5, 1 and 2, where <span><math><mi>Ω</mi></math></span> represents the angular velocity of the body rotation. The FIV response is examined as a function of reduced velocity, defined by <span><math><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>U</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>∗</mo></mrow></msup><mo>=</mo><mi>U</mi><mo>/</mo><mrow><mo>(</mo><msub><mrow><mi>f</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow></msub><mi>D</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span>, with <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>f</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> being the natural frequency of the system. Interestingly, two synchronisation modes were identified: a “rotation-dominated” (RD) mode and a “wake-dominated” (WD) mode. For <span><math><mrow><mi>α</mi><mo>∈</mo><mrow><mo>{</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>2</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>5</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>}</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span>, the RD mode was found to be associated with significantly high-amplitude vibration, while the WD mode was associated with low-amplitude vibration. However, as <span><math><mi>α</mi></math></span> increased to 2, the WD region exhibited a higher amplitude peak compared to the RD region. The maximum vibration amplitude in the present study was observed to be approximately <span><math><mrow><mn>0</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>5</mn><mi>D</mi></mrow></math></span>, occurring for <span><math><mrow><mi>α</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></math></span>. A further analysis of the wake structure revealed that vortex feeding or merging behaviour occurred at <spa
{"title":"In-line flow-induced vibration of rotating elliptical cylinders","authors":"Yan Wu , Yuqi Huang , Jisheng Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104186","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104186","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study numerically investigates the in-line flow-induced vibration (FIV) of elastically mounted elliptical cylinders undergoing forced rotations in a free-stream flow. The two-dimensional numerical simulations were conducted at a Reynolds number of 100. The cross-sectional aspect ratio (or elliptical ratio) of the cylinders varied from 1 to 0.25. The aspect/elliptical ratio is defined by <span><math><mrow><mi>ϵ</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>b</mi><mo>/</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>a</mi></mrow></math></span>, where <span><math><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>a</mi></mrow></math></span> and <span><math><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>b</mi></mrow></math></span> are the streamwise and cross-flow dimensions, respectively, of the cross-section of a cylinder placed at zero incidence angle. The Reynolds number is defined by <span><math><mrow><mi>R</mi><mi>e</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>U</mi><mi>D</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ν</mi></mrow></math></span>, where <span><math><mi>U</mi></math></span> is the free-stream velocity, <span><math><mi>ν</mi></math></span> is the kinematic viscosity of the fluid, and <span><math><mi>D</mi></math></span> is the major axis length (i.e. <span><math><mrow><mi>D</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>a</mi></mrow></math></span>). The dimensionless rotation rate, defined by <span><math><mrow><mi>α</mi><mo>=</mo><mrow><mo>|</mo><mi>Ω</mi><mo>|</mo></mrow><mi>D</mi><mo>/</mo><mrow><mo>(</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>U</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span>, is varied at values of 0.2, 0.5, 1 and 2, where <span><math><mi>Ω</mi></math></span> represents the angular velocity of the body rotation. The FIV response is examined as a function of reduced velocity, defined by <span><math><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>U</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>∗</mo></mrow></msup><mo>=</mo><mi>U</mi><mo>/</mo><mrow><mo>(</mo><msub><mrow><mi>f</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow></msub><mi>D</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span>, with <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>f</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> being the natural frequency of the system. Interestingly, two synchronisation modes were identified: a “rotation-dominated” (RD) mode and a “wake-dominated” (WD) mode. For <span><math><mrow><mi>α</mi><mo>∈</mo><mrow><mo>{</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>2</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>5</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>}</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span>, the RD mode was found to be associated with significantly high-amplitude vibration, while the WD mode was associated with low-amplitude vibration. However, as <span><math><mi>α</mi></math></span> increased to 2, the WD region exhibited a higher amplitude peak compared to the RD region. The maximum vibration amplitude in the present study was observed to be approximately <span><math><mrow><mn>0</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>5</mn><mi>D</mi></mrow></math></span>, occurring for <span><math><mrow><mi>α</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></math></span>. A further analysis of the wake structure revealed that vortex feeding or merging behaviour occurred at <spa","PeriodicalId":54834,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluids and Structures","volume":"130 ","pages":"Article 104186"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142272016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-21DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104190
Chang-Lin Meng, Zhi-Jun Shuai, Lie-Yi Dong, Dong-Hua Wang, Wan-You Li
Torsional vibration of the propulsion shaft system has a significant influence on the safety and stability of marine navigation. Additionally, the resulting instantaneous fluctuation of rotational speed affects the hydrodynamic loading of propeller. To investigate this influence, a numerical model of propeller hydrodynamics influenced by hull wake and torsional vibration is established using delayed detached eddy simulation. First, the modeling method is described, and the model is verified and validated. Second, simulations are carried out for different amplitudes and frequencies of torsional vibration, and the hydrodynamic excitation, pressure pulsations and flow field features are analyzed detailly. The results show that torsional vibration significantly affects the hydrodynamic excitation of propeller, due to the fluctuations in blade section velocity, angle of attack and loading induced by instantaneous rotational speed, which can be equivalent to non-negligible added mass and damping. Through statistical analysis of the temporal-spatial pressure distribution, the complex modulation of torsional vibrations with different frequencies on the flow field from macroscopic hydrodynamic excitation to microscopic flow features is revealed. The effect of fluctuating small-amplitude loading on the dynamics and stability of propeller wake is also studied. This study provides theoretical support for designing and optimizing marine propellers and propulsion shaft systems.
{"title":"Numerical study on propeller hydrodynamic excitation influenced by torsional vibration of shaft system","authors":"Chang-Lin Meng, Zhi-Jun Shuai, Lie-Yi Dong, Dong-Hua Wang, Wan-You Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104190","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104190","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Torsional vibration of the propulsion shaft system has a significant influence on the safety and stability of marine navigation. Additionally, the resulting instantaneous fluctuation of rotational speed affects the hydrodynamic loading of propeller. To investigate this influence, a numerical model of propeller hydrodynamics influenced by hull wake and torsional vibration is established using delayed detached eddy simulation. First, the modeling method is described, and the model is verified and validated. Second, simulations are carried out for different amplitudes and frequencies of torsional vibration, and the hydrodynamic excitation, pressure pulsations and flow field features are analyzed detailly. The results show that torsional vibration significantly affects the hydrodynamic excitation of propeller, due to the fluctuations in blade section velocity, angle of attack and loading induced by instantaneous rotational speed, which can be equivalent to non-negligible added mass and damping. Through statistical analysis of the temporal-spatial pressure distribution, the complex modulation of torsional vibrations with different frequencies on the flow field from macroscopic hydrodynamic excitation to microscopic flow features is revealed. The effect of fluctuating small-amplitude loading on the dynamics and stability of propeller wake is also studied. This study provides theoretical support for designing and optimizing marine propellers and propulsion shaft systems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54834,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluids and Structures","volume":"130 ","pages":"Article 104190"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142272017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-20DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104189
Marek Pátý , Jan Halama
Simulations of blade flutter are highly sensitive to undesired wave reflections at inlet and outlet boundaries. A careful treatment of boundary conditions is required to prevent the generation of perturbations. This study is motivated by the need to perform flutter analysis of low-pressure steam turbine blades, for which supersonic inflow conditions may occur in the near-tip region. The exact steady non-reflecting boundary condition (NRBC), the spectral NRBC and a simple isentropic boundary condition are implemented in a time-marching flow solver and applied to turbomachinery flutter simulations covering a wide range of operating conditions. For the first time, the spectral NRBC is applied to a blade flutter simulation with a supersonic inlet and its performance is analysed and compared with other boundary condition formulations. It is shown that an effective non-reflective treatment in the design of the boundary condition is essential for an accurate aeroelastic prediction at all operating conditions, including the subsonic flow regime. The limitation of the exact steady NRBC to spatial modes causes it to perform poorly in some unsteady flow simulations, whereas the spectral NRBC achieves a satisfactory suppression of undesired wave reflections in all investigated cases.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-11DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104176
Hardik Y. Patil , Kevin J. Maki , Evgueni T. Filipov
Traditional hull fabrication relies on labor- and time-intensive methods to generate smooth, curved surfaces. These conventional methods often lead to hull surface topologies that are static in design with hydrodynamics aimed at handling a broad range of sea conditions but not optimized for any specific scenario. In this paper, we introduce a method of rapidly fabricating planing hulls using the principles of curved-crease origami. Starting from a flat-folded state, the curved-crease origami hulls can be deployed to match traditional planing hull shapes like the VPS (deep-V, Planing hull with Straight face) and the GPPH (General Purpose Planing Hull). By extension of the ability to conform to a desired shape, we show that the curved-crease origami hulls can emulate desired hydrodynamic characteristics in still as well as wavy water conditions. Furthermore, we demonstrate the shape-morphing ability of curved-crease origami hulls, enabling them to switch between low and high deadrise configurations. This ability allows for on-demand tuning of the hull hydrodynamic performance. We present proof-of-concept origami hulls to demonstrate the practical feasibility of our method. Hulls fabricated using the curved-crease origami principles can adapt to different sea states, and their flat foldability and deployability facilitate easy transport and deployment for rapid response naval operations such as rescue missions and the launch of crewless aquatic vehicles.
传统的船体制造依赖于耗费大量人力和时间的方法来生成光滑的曲面。这些传统方法通常会导致船体表面拓扑结构在设计上是静态的，其流体力学旨在处理广泛的海况，但没有针对任何特定情况进行优化。在本文中，我们介绍了一种利用曲线折纸原理快速制造刨削船体的方法。从平面折叠状态开始，弧形皱褶折纸船体可用于匹配传统的刨削船体形状，如 VPS（深 V 直面刨削船体）和 GPPH（通用刨削船体）。通过扩展符合所需形状的能力，我们展示了弧形皱褶折纸船体可以在静水和波浪水条件下模拟所需的水动力特性。此外，我们还展示了弧形褶皱折纸船体的形状变形能力，使其能够在低死角和高死角配置之间切换。这种能力允许按需调整船体的水动力性能。我们展示了概念验证折纸船体，以证明我们的方法切实可行。利用弧形褶皱折纸原理制造的船体可适应不同的海况，其平面可折叠性和可部署性便于运输和部署，从而可用于快速反应海军行动，如救援任务和无船体水上运载工具的发射。
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