Flow transitions and mapping for undulating swimmers

MSU Khalid, J Wang, H Dong, M Liu - Physical Review Fluids, 2020 - APS
Natural swimmers usually perform undulations to propel themselves and perform a range of
maneuvers. These include various biological species ranging from microsized organisms to …

Hydrodynamics of a tandem fish school with asynchronous undulation of individuals

MSU Khalid, I Akhtar, H Dong - Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
We perform numerical simulations using immersed boundary method for flow over a single
and two fish in tandem performing traveling wave like motion for a range of Strouhal …

Mechanism of wake-induced flow dynamics in tandem flapping foils: Effect of the chord and gap ratios on propulsion

V Joshi, RC Mysa - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The present study investigates the mechanisms of wake-induced flow dynamics in tandem
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 0015 flapping foils at low Reynolds number of …

Propulsion of a combined heaving and trailing-edge morphing foil for bio-inspired applications

I Neogi, V Niral Shah, P Dev Singh, V Joshi - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Locomotion of aquatic animals involves flapping of their body to generate lift and thrust.
Through evolution, they have mastered their ability to move through complex environments …

Unsteady aerodynamics of a pitching NACA 0012 airfoil at low Reynolds number

DF Kurtulus - International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The present paper aims to investigate numerically small amplitude oscillation of NACA 0012
airfoil at Re= 1000. The airfoil is sinusoidally pitching around the quarter chord point with 1° …

Aerodynamic loads of small-amplitude pitching NACA 0012 airfoil at Reynolds number of 1000

DF Kurtulus - Aiaa Journal, 2018 - arc.aiaa.org
LOW-REYNOLDS-NUMBER aerodynamics are widely inves-tigated in the last decade
because of the recent interest in micro air vehicles [1]. Most of the previous investigations …

On the hydrodynamics and nonlinear interaction between fish in tandem configuration

MSU Khalid, I Akhtar, H Imtiaz, H Dong, B Wu - Ocean Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
We perform numerical simulations using immersed boundary methods for flow over fish,
single and in tandem arrangements, performing traveling wave like motion. We analyze …

A simple model for deep dynamic stall conditions

B Rocchio, C Chicchiero, MV Salvetti… - Wind Energy, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The present study is focused on modeling of dynamic stall behavior of a pitching airfoil. The
deep stall regime is in particular considered. A model is proposed, which has a low …

How does switching synchronization of pitching parallel foils from out-of-phase to in-phase change their wake dynamics?

A Gungor, MSU Khalid, A Hemmati - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Alterations to the unsteady wake dynamics imposed by abrupt changes in the phase angle
between two pitching side-by-side foils are computationally examined at the Reynolds …

Modal decompositions of the kinematics of Crevalle Jack and the fluid–caudal fin interaction

MSU Khalid, J Wang, I Akhtar, H Dong… - Bioinspiration & …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
To understand the governing mechanisms of bio-inspired swimming has always been
challenging due to intense interactions between flexible bodies of natural aquatic species …