A generalized van der Pol nonlinear model of vortex-induced vibrations of bridge decks with multistability

W Cui, L Zhao, Y Ge, K Xu - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2024 - Springer
The mathematical model of vortex-induced vibrations (VIV) on long-span bridges is
important to predict nonlinear structural responses. Such models can be divided into two …

Improved swimming performance in schooling fish via leading-edge vortex enhancement

JH Seo, R Mittal - Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The hydrodynamics of schooling fish has been the subject of continued investigation over
the last 50 years; fish schools exhibit a variety of arrangements and several distinct …

Significance of the strain-dominated region around a vortex on induced aerodynamic loads

K Menon, R Mittal - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2021 - cambridge.org
The ability of vortices to induce aerodynamic loads on proximal surfaces plays a significant
role in a wide variety of flows. However, most studies of vortex-induced effects primarily …

Evidence and physical mechanism for vortex-induced vibration of a bluff body without an afterbody

W Chen, Y Li - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Afterbody—the portion of the body downstream of shear layer separation points—was
believed to be essential for the vortex-induced vibration (VIV) of a bluff body. A recent study …

Large eddy simulations of flow past an inclined circular cylinder: Insights into the three-dimensional effect

G Li, W Li, MJ Janocha, G Yin, MC Ong - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The flow past an inclined cylinder is simulated using large eddy simulations to study the
three-dimensional wake flow effects on the forces on the cylinder at Re= 3900. Four …

Propulsive performance and vortex dynamics of jellyfish-like propulsion with burst-and-coast strategy

L Kang, AK Gao, F Han, W Cui, XY Lu - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The propulsive performance and vortex dynamics of a two-dimensional model for the
jellyfish-like propulsion with burst-and-coast strategy are investigated using a penalty …

Laminar vortex dynamics around forward-swept wings

K Zhang, K Taira - Physical Review Fluids, 2022 - APS
Forward-swept wings offer unique advantages in the aerodynamic performance of air
vehicles. However, the low-Reynolds-number characteristics of such wings have not been …

Laminar post-stall wakes of tapered swept wings

JHM Ribeiro, J Neal, A Burtsev, M Amitay… - Journal of Fluid …, 2023 - cambridge.org
While tapered swept wings are widely used, the influence of taper on their post-stall wake
characteristics remains largely unexplored. To address this issue, we conduct an extensive …

Force moment partitioning and scaling analysis of vortices shed by a 2D pitching wing in quiescent fluid

Y Zhu, H Lee, S Kumar, K Menon, R Mittal… - Experiments in Fluids, 2023 - Springer
We experimentally study the dynamics and strength of vortices shed from a NACA 0012
wing undergoing sinusoidal pitching in quiescent water. We characterize the temporal …

Contribution of spanwise and cross-span vortices to the lift generation of low-aspect-ratio wings: Insights from force partitioning

K Menon, S Kumar, R Mittal - Physical Review Fluids, 2022 - APS
This study reports on the vortex-induced lift production mechanisms in low Reynolds number
flows over low aspect-ratio rectangular wings. We use a rigorous force-partitioning method …