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Numerical Investigation of Unsteady Flows Past Flapping Wings with Immersed Boundary-Lattice Boltzmann Method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2017

C. L. Gong ,
Z. J. Yuan ,
Q. Zhou ,
G. Chen  and
Z. Fang
C. L. Gong
Affiliation:
Shaanxi Aerospace Flight Vehicle Design Key LaboratorySchool of AstronauticsNorthwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an, China
Z. J. Yuan
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Structural Strength and VibrationShaanxi Key Laboratory for Environment and Control of Flight VehicleXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China
Q. Zhou
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Structural Strength and VibrationShaanxi Key Laboratory for Environment and Control of Flight VehicleXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China
G. Chen*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Structural Strength and VibrationShaanxi Key Laboratory for Environment and Control of Flight VehicleXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China
Z. Fang
Affiliation:
Shaanxi Aerospace Flight Vehicle Design Key LaboratorySchool of AstronauticsNorthwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an, China
*
*Corresponding author (aachengang@mail.xjtu.edu.cn)
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Abstract

Biomimetic motions are helpful to underwater vehicles and new conception airplanes design. The lattice Boltzmann method with an immersed boundary method technique is used to reveal the propulsion and lift enhancement mechanism of biomimetic motions. The flow past a sphere and an ellipsoidal flapping wing were validated respectively by comparing with other numerical methods. Then a single flapping wing and three flapping wings in a tandem arrangement are accomplished respectively. It founds that the mean thrust coefficient of three plate wings is bigger than the one of the single plate wing. Three ellipsoidal wings and single ellipsoidal wing are compared. It shows that the single ellipsoidal wing has larger thrust coefficients than the three ellipsoidal wings. Ellipsoidal flapping wing and plate wing were further compared to investigate the influence of wing shape. It indicates the mean thrust coefficient of the ellipsoidal wing is bigger than the plate wing.

Keywords

Lattice-Boltzmann methodImmersed boundary methodFlapping wingThrust coefficient
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Research Article
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Journal of Mechanics , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , April 2018 , pp. 193 - 207
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Copyright © The Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics 2018 

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