Nonlinear dynamics of unsteady wakes

R. W. Miksad, M. R. Hajj, R. S. Solis, E. J. Powers

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Abstract

An experimental investigation is conducted to determine the effect of mean flow unsteadiness on the vortex street behind a plane wake. Complex demodulation and bispectral analysis techniques are used to obtain quantitative measurements of the modulation and nonlinear couplings generated by the mean flow unsteadiness. The results show that low frequency mean flow unsteadiness increases the amplitude and phase modulation levels of the frequency component that corresponds to the vortex street. This increase in modulation can be seen as an outcome of an increase in the level of nonlinear couplings between the mode at the unsteadiness frequency, the vortex street frequency component and its harmonics. A simple numerical example is presented to show that modulation effects can be seen as variations in the spacings between the successive elements of the vortex street.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProc Second Int Offshore Polar Eng Conf
Pages232-236
Number of pages5
StatePublished - 1992
EventProceedings of the Second International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference - San Francisco, CA, USA
Duration: 14 Jun 199219 Jun 1992

Publication series

NameProc Second Int Offshore Polar Eng Conf

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the Second International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
CitySan Francisco, CA, USA
Period14/06/9219/06/92

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