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Dynamic equations of motion for a rigid or deformable body in an arbitrary non-uniform potential flow field

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

A. Galper  and
T. Miloh
A. Galper
Affiliation:
School of Engineering, Tel-Aviv University, Israel 69978
T. Miloh
Affiliation:
School of Engineering, Tel-Aviv University, Israel 69978
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Abstract

In this paper we present a general method for calculating the hydrodynamic loads (forces and moments) acting on a deformable body moving with six degrees of freedom in a non-uniform ambient potential flow field. The corresponding expressions for the force and moment are given in a moving (body-fixed) coordinate system. The newly derived system of nonlinear differential equations of motion is shown to possess an important antisymmetry property. As a consequence of this special property, it is demonstrated that the motion of a rigid body embedded into a stationary flow field always renders a first integral. In a similar manner, we show that the motion of a deformable body in the presence of an arbitrary ambient flow field is Hamiltonian. A few practical applications of the proposed formulation for quadratic shapes and for weakly non-uniform external fields are presented. Also discussed is the self-propulsion mechanism of a deformable body moving in a non-uniform stationary flow field. It leads to a new parametric resonance phenomenon.

Type
Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 295 , 25 July 1995 , pp. 91 - 120
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© 1995 Cambridge University Press

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