Vortex force map for incompressible multi-body flows with application to wing-flap configurations

Wang, Yinan ORCID: 0000-0002-5647-5289, Zhao, Xiaowei, Graham, Michael and Li, Juan (2022) Vortex force map for incompressible multi-body flows with application to wing-flap configurations. JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 953. a37-.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.956

Abstract

<jats:p>The vortex force map method for incompressible viscous flows with multiple bodies is derived in this work. The method breaks the fluid force into inertial, vortex-pressure, viscous-pressure and skin-friction components, and it could be used to analyse the fluid dynamic forces on individual bodies in a multi-body assembly. For the first time, we provide a graphical representation of the vortex-pressure force – the vortex force map – for individual bodies in a multi-body assembly. We have shown that the vortex force map in a multi-body set-up differs from single-bodied counterparts from modifications to their hypothetical potential through a nonlinear cross-coupling, and that the inertial and viscous-pressure contributions contain influences from other bodies explicitly. We then demonstrate the multi-body vortex force decomposition method with a wing–flap starting flow problem using computational fluid dynamics data, identifying the positive and negative force-generating critical regions or directions. It is found that the dominant force is the vortex-pressure force, and the force variation against time is closely related to the evolution of the vortex structures. Furthermore, we showed that the existence of another body significantly alters the force contribution roles of vortices in the flow.</jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	vortex dynamics
Divisions:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	13 Dec 2023 15:55
Last Modified:	16 Mar 2024 02:43
DOI:	10.1017/jfm.2022.956
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3177345