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Flow-structure interaction of an inverted flag in a water tunnel

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Herein, the dynamics and flow fields of an inverted flag are studied using hydrogen bubble flow visualization and particle image velocimetry technologies at different height-to-length ratios and flow velocities in a water tunnel. Results show that the height-to-length ratio of the inverted flag at which the critical flow velocity remains nearly constant is approximately 1.4. Moreover, a nonperiodic flapping phenomenon is observed under various height-to-length ratios. This phenomenon may be attributed to the existence of multiple equilibrium solutions to the self-excited vibration system, thus engendering chaos in the system comprising an inverted flag and surrounding fluid. Other indications that the system has entered chaos include multiple frequencies, non-overlapping phase diagram, and positive Lyapunov exponent. Further discussion of the flow fields around the inverted flag reveals that the large-amplitude oscillation is due to the flow separation, while the flapping instability is a static divergence instability. In the large flapping mode, the starting leading-edge vortex (LEV) is wrapped by Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities, which are arranged at almost uniform spacing along a circular path. In addition, the variation in position, circulation, and radius of the starting LEV are discussed in detail.

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    YaoWei Hu, JiangSheng Wang & JinJun Wang

  2. Lehrstuhl für Aerodynamik und Strömungsmechanik, Technische Universität München, Garching, 85748, Germany

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Hu, Y., Wang, J., Wang, J. et al. Flow-structure interaction of an inverted flag in a water tunnel. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 62, 124711 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-019-9405-9

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