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Curved slender structures in non-uniform flows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 1999

A. R. GALPER
Affiliation:
Faculty of Engineering, Tel-Aviv University, Israel 69978
T. MILOH
Affiliation:
Faculty of Engineering, Tel-Aviv University, Israel 69978

Abstract

General expressions are derived for the load distribution acting on an arbitrary curved and twisted rigid or deformable slender cylindrical structure moving in an ambient non-uniform potential flow field. Further simplifications are presented for flexible shapes in the limit of a small cross-section. The general analysis is illustrated for straight, toroidal and helical shapes. These shapes are frequently encountered in nature and are good examples of typical fluid–structure interaction problems.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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