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Analysis of dynamic stall development on a cross-flow turbine blade
Mukul Dave, Jennifer A. Franck
This research computationally investigates the complex dynamic stall phenomena of a cross-flow turbine blade utilizing modal analysis to identify pertinent events within the cycle.…
Effects of wavelength on vortex structure and turbulence kinetic energy transfer of flow over undulated cylinders
Kathleen Lyons, Raúl Bayoán Cal, Jennifer A. Franck
Passive flow control research is commonly utilized to provide desirable drag and oscillating lift reduction across a range of engineering applications. This research explores the s…
Leading edge vortex formation and wake trajectory: Synthesizing measurements, analysis, and machine learning
Howon Lee, Nicholas Simone, Yunxing Su +4
The strength and trajectory of a leading edge vortex (LEV) formed by a pitching-heaving hydrofoil (chord ) is studied. The LEV is identified using the -criterion method, whic…
A Machine Learning Approach to Classify Vortex Wakes of Energy Harvesting Oscillating Foils
Bernardo Luiz R. Ribeiro, Jennifer A. Franck
A machine learning model is developed to establish wake patterns behind oscillating foils whose kinematics are within the energy harvesting regime. The role of wake structure is pa…
A Machine Learning Approach to Classify Kinematics and Vortex Wake Modes of Oscillating Foils
Bernardo Luiz R. Ribeiro, Jennifer A. Franck
Machine learning techniques have received attention in fluid dynamics in terms of predicting, clustering and classifying complex flow physics. One application has been the classifi…
Wake-foil interactions and energy harvesting efficiency in tandem oscillating foils
Bernardo Luiz R. Ribeiro, Yunxing Su, Quentin Guillaumin +2
Oscillating foils in synchronized pitch/heave motions can be used to harvest hydrokinetic energy. By understanding the wake structure and its correlation with the foil kinematics,…
Unsupervised Clustering and Performance Prediction of Vortex Wakes from Bio-inspired Propulsors
Alejandro G. Calvet, Mukul Dave, Jennifer A. Franck
An unsupervised machine learning strategy is developed to automatically cluster the vortex wakes of bio-inspired propulsors into groups of similar propulsive thrust and efficiency…
Variable thrust and high efficiency propulsion with oscillating foils at high Reynolds numbers
Mukul Dave, Arianne Spaulding, Jennifer A. Franck
Bio-inspired oscillatory foil propulsion has the ability to traverse various propulsive modes by dynamically changing the foil's heave and pitch kinematics. This research character…
Vortex dynamics and Reynolds number effects of an oscillating hydrofoil in energy harvesting mode
Bernardo Luiz R. Ribeiro, Sarah L. Frank, Jennifer A. Franck
The energy extraction and vortex dynamics from the sinusoidal heaving and pitching motion of an elliptical hydrofoil is explored through large-eddy simulations (LES) at a Reynolds…
Unsteady High-Lift Mechanisms from Heaving Flat Plate Simulations
Jennifer A. Franck, Kenneth Breuer
Flapping animal flight is often modeled as a combined pitching and heaving motion in order to investigate the unsteady flow structures and resulting forces that could augment the a…