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Dynamics of Vortices Shed from an Elastic Heaving Thin Film by Fluid–Structure Interaction Simulation

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The flow field around a moving body is treated as a fluid–structure interaction, and such phenomena consist of a series of moving elastic deformations of the body, vortex generation, growth, and development. In particular, the flow fields around thin materials have attracted attention due to their importance with respect to the development of micro air vehicles, for example. In this paper, we simulate the fluid–structure interaction of flow fields around an elastic heaving thin film using ANSYS 12.1/ANSYS CFX 12.1. The purpose of this study is to clarify the development of vortex flow structures in the wake of elastic heaving thin films.

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  1. Graduate School of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 680-4 Kawazu, Iizuka-City, Fukuoka, 820-8502, Japan

    Tetsushi Nagata

  2. Department of Mechanical Information Science and Technology, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 680-4 Kawazu, Iizuka-City, Fukuoka, 820-8502, Japan

    Masaki Fuchiwaki & Kazuhiro Tanaka

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  1. Tetsushi Nagata
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Correspondence to Tetsushi Nagata .

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  1. , Graduate School & Fuclty of Engineering, Chiba University, Yavoi-cho 1-33, Chiba, 263-0022, Japan

    Kenzo Nonami

  2. , Center for Unmanned System Studies, Institute of Technology Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10,, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia

    Muljowidodo Kartidjo

  3. , Dept of Aerospace Information Eng, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-dong, Seoul, 143-701, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

    Kwang-Joon Yoon

  4. Dept. Aerospace & Information Engin., Smart Robot Center, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong 1, Seoul, 143-701, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

    Agus Budiyono

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Nagata, T., Fuchiwaki, M., Tanaka, K. (2013). Dynamics of Vortices Shed from an Elastic Heaving Thin Film by Fluid–Structure Interaction Simulation. In: Nonami, K., Kartidjo, M., Yoon, KJ., Budiyono, A. (eds) Autonomous Control Systems and Vehicles. Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, vol 65. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54276-6_21

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