Numerical simulation of freely falling plates

CAI Chenfang; LIANG Bin

doi:10.7638/kqdlxxb-2016.0129

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- Numerical simulation of freely falling plates
- Vol. 37, Issue 3, Pages: 400-405, 411(2019)
- 作者机构：
  
  中国航天空气动力技术研究院,北京,100074
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- DOI：10.7638/kqdlxxb-2016.0129
  CLC： V211.3
- Published：2019
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蔡琛芳, 梁彬. 平板自由下落的数值模拟[J]. 空气动力学学报, 2019, 37(3): 400-405, 411.

CAI Chenfang, LIANG Bin. Numerical simulation of freely falling plates[J]. 2019, 37(3): 400-405, 411.
蔡琛芳, 梁彬. 平板自由下落的数值模拟[J]. 空气动力学学报, 2019, 37(3): 400-405, 411. DOI： 10.7638/kqdlxxb-2016.0129.

CAI Chenfang, LIANG Bin. Numerical simulation of freely falling plates[J]. 2019, 37(3): 400-405, 411. DOI： 10.7638/kqdlxxb-2016.0129.

摘要

采用动网格技术，通过耦合求解N-S方程和运动方程的方法进行数值模拟，研究二维平板的自由下落运动。选取了不同质量分布的二维平板作为研究对象，研究初始角度、转动惯量和质心位置等因素对其自由下落运动轨迹的影响，以及其中的流体力学和动力学机理。数值模拟结果显示了二维平板的自由下落运动，除了摆动运动、翻滚运动和定常下落等经典运动轨迹外，随着质心位置的偏移还会衍生出非对称摆动、摆翻运动等特殊运动轨迹。研究结果表明：无量纲转动惯量和质心位置是决定二维平板自由下落运动方式的重要参数，但两者对下落运动影响的物理机制存在差异。这些结果对相关物理问题，特别是低雷诺数流体力学和动力学研究，具有一定的指导意义。

Abstract

In this paper

2-Dimension freely falling plates with different mass distributions are simulated by numerically solving the equations of motion coupling with the Navier-Stokes equations. With moving mesh

the motions related to different parameters are studied. The trajectories are identified and the unsteady dynamics are given by considering different dimensionless moments of inertia

and the initial falling angle and centroid positions. The results show that

except the three known classical trajectories:fluttering

tumbling

steady descent

we also observe two new motions. These motions are asymmetrical-fluttering and flutter-tumbling trajectories. They are caused by the centroid position deviating from the center of the plate and the dimensionless moment o

f inertia in the range of 0~0.95. These motions turn to the tumbling when the centroid position is beyond 0.13

. It indicates that the dimensionless moment of inertia and centroid position are important parameters in freely falling plates

but the physical mechanisms are different in falling motions. The present results can provide academic reference in study of low Reynolds number problems.

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