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Nonlinear fluid damping of elastically mounted pitching wings in quiescent water

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2021

Yuanhang Zhu Open the ORCID record for Yuanhang Zhu [Opens in a new window] ,
Varghese Mathai Open the ORCID record for Varghese Mathai [Opens in a new window]  and
Kenneth Breuer Open the ORCID record for Kenneth Breuer [Opens in a new window]
Yuanhang Zhu*
Affiliation:
Center for Fluid Mechanics, School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
Varghese Mathai
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Kenneth Breuer
Affiliation:
Center for Fluid Mechanics, School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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†Email address for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

We experimentally study the nonlinear fluid damping of a rigid but elastically mounted pitching wing in the absence of a free-stream flow. The dynamics of the elastic mount are simulated using a cyber-physical system. We perturb the wing and measure the fluid damping coefficient from damped oscillations over a large range of pitching frequencies, pitching amplitudes, pivot locations and sweep angles. A universal fluid damping scaling is proposed to incorporate all these parameters. Flow fields obtained using particle image velocimetry are analysed to explain the nonlinear behaviours of the fluid damping.

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Aerodynamics: Flow-structure interactions Vortex Flows: Vortex dynamics
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JFM Rapids
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 923 , 25 September 2021 , R2
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PIV flow field measurements for an unswept wing undergoing prescribed sinusoidal pitching motions in quiescent water

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