Effects of Flexible Propulsors on Hydrodynamic Forces

Hisham M. Shehata; Muhammad R. Hajj; Craig A. Woolsey; Saad Ragab

doi:10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.12.276

Effects of Flexible Propulsors on Hydrodynamic Forces

Hisham M. Shehata, Muhammad R. Hajj, Craig A. Woolsey, Saad Ragab

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Abstract

We present experimental measurements of forward forces and external torques generated during forced oscillations of a tail on a fish-like body. The experiments were performed in a towing basin. Three panels having different flexural rigidity were tested over a range of oscillatory frequencies and leading edge amplitudes at 0 m/s and 0.35 m/s. The results show that tail panel flexibility enhances thrust production and thrust-to-input power ratios, with propulsive efficiencies reaching up to 45%.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	14-20
Number of pages	7
Journal	IFAC-PapersOnLine
Volume	52
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.12.276
State	Published - 2019
Event	12th IFAC Conference on Control Applications in Marine Systems, Robotics, and Vehicles CAMS 2019 - Daejeon, Korea, Republic of Duration: 18 Sep 2019 → 20 Sep 2019

Keywords

Hydrodynamics
biolocomotion
propulsive efficiency
thrust
towing basin

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