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Vortex-induced motion (VIM) of cylindrical structures in fluid is a common occurrence in nature and engineering. Over the years, numerous techniques for suppressing VIM have been developed. In this study, we propose a novel method for VIM…
Vortex induced vibration (VIV) occurs when vortex shedding frequency falls close to the natural frequency of a structure. Investigation on VIV is of great value in disaster mitigation, energy extraction and other applications. Following…
We present results from 2-D numerical simulations based on Immersed Boundary Method of a cylinder in uniform fluid flow attached to bistable springs undergoing Vortex-Induced Vibrations (VIV). The elastic spring potential for the bistable…
This study showcases an experimental deployment of deep reinforcement learning (DRL) for active flow control (AFC) of vortex-induced vibrations (VIV) in a circular cylinder at a high Reynolds number (Re = 3000) using rotary actuation.…
Active vibration control has been introduced and used as one of the effective approaches to suppress unwanted vibrations in different systems. Effective performance of each vibration control method is contingent to accurate design and…
Two-dimensional numerical simulations have been performed to understand the effect of wall proximity on the vortex-induced vibrations (VIV) of an elastically mounted circular cylinder having two degrees of freedom for gap ratios g/D =…
A simple method to increase the flow power extraction efficiency of a circular cylinder, undergoing vortex-induced vibration (VIV), by confining it between two parallel plates is proposed. A two-dimensional numerical study was performed on…
Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) exists widely in natural and industrial fields. The main approaches for solving VIV problems are numerical simulations and experimental methods. However, experiment methods are difficult to obtain the whole…
In human-robot systems, ensuring safety during force control in the presence of both internal and external disturbances is crucial. As a typical loosely coupled floating-base robot system, the supernumerary robotic leg (SRL) system is…
Vortex-Induced Vibrations (VIV) offer a safe, renewable, and environmentally friendly energy source for energy harvesting. To enhance the energy harvesting capability of the circular cylinder-based devices, the authors explore the placement…
The stability of complex networks, from power grids to biological systems, is crucial for their proper functioning. It is thus important to control such systems to maintain or restore their stability. Traditional approaches rely on…
Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) is a typical nonlinear fluid-structure interaction phenomenon, which widely exists in practical engineering (the flexible riser, the bridge and the aircraft wing, etc). The conventional finite element model…
Vortex induced vibrations of bluff bodies occur when the vortex shedding frequency is close to the natural frequency of the structure. Of interest is the prediction of the lift and drag forces on the structure given some limited and…
Virtual oscillator control is the latest control technique for grid-forming inverters. Virtual Oscillator based Controllers (VOCs) provide all the steady-state droop functionalities of conventional droop controllers and, in addition, the…
We propose to combine the active vortex generators with the particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements and post-processing streamwise vortex characterization algorithms into a feedback based closed-loop control system for wind turbine…
This work is focused to study the development and control of the laminar vortex breakdown of a flow enclosed in a cylinder. We show that vortex breakdown can be controlled by the introduction of a small fixed rod in the axis of the…
The Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) prediction of long flexible cylindrical structures relies on the accuracy of the hydrodynamic database constructed via rigid cylinder forced vibration experiments. However, to create a comprehensive…
Vortex-dominated flows are ubiquitous in engineering, and the ability to efficiently manipulate the dynamics of these vortices has broad applications, from wake shaping to mixing enhancement. However, the strongly nonlinear behavior of the…
A novel system has been developed that harnesses the phenomena of vortex-induced vibrations (VIV) from a slow current (<0.5 m/s) of water to generate renewable hydrokinetic energy. It utilizes a single degree-of-freedom pivoting cylinder…
Flow-Induced Vibrations (FIV) of an elastically mounted circular cylinder are investigated by means of two-dimensional simulations. A mechanical coupling between cross-flow translation and rotation provides a single degree-of-freedom system…