Experimentally validated geometrically exact model for extreme nonlinear motions of cantilevers

H Farokhi, Y Xia, A Erturk - Nonlinear dynamics, 2022 - Springer
A unique feature of flexible cantilevered beams, which is used in a range of applications
from energy harvesting to bio-inspired actuation, is their capability to undergo motions of …

[HTML][HTML] Extreme parametric resonance oscillations of a cantilever: An exact theory and experimental validation

H Farokhi, E Kohtanen, A Erturk - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Flexible cantilevered beams are capable of undergoing motions of extremely large
amplitudes which are relevant to both conventional and emerging applications. However …

Dynamics of inverted flags: Experiments and comparison with theory

M Tavallaeinejad, MF Salinas, MP Païdoussis… - Journal of Fluids and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The study of the dynamics of cantilevered thin flexible plates in reverse axial flow–also
known as inverted flags–has become of significant interest, partly due to their energy …

Flapping of heavy inverted flags: a fluid-elastic instability

M Tavallaeinejad, MP Païdoussis… - Journal of Fluid …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Wind tunnel experiments are described in this paper, aiming to examine the global
dynamics of heavy inverted flags, with a specific focus on the underlying mechanism of large …

Instability and the post-critical behaviour of two-dimensional inverted flags in axial flow

M Tavallaeinejad, MP Païdoussis… - Journal of Fluid …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Inverted flags–clamped–free elastic thin plates subjected to a fluid flowing axially and
directed from the free end towards the clamped end–have been observed experimentally …

Effect of non-uniform stiffness distribution on the dynamics of inverted plates in a uniform flow

C Zhang, Z Zhao, H Huang, X Lv, XY Lu, P Yu - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The stability of the inverted flexible plate with non-uniform stiffness distribution in a free
stream is studied by numerical simulation and mathematical theory. In our study, the …

Numerical simulation on a limit cycle oscillation of a rectangular sheet in three-dimensional flow: influence of vortex element model on post-critical behavior

K Hiroaki, Y Hayashi, M Watanabe - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2021 - Springer
The flutter of thin elastic plates (sheets) in a fluid flow is an interesting nonlinear problem, as
well as an important engineering problem, because the sheets are used in many industrial …

Aspect ratio-dependent hysteresis response of a heavy inverted flag

O Ojo, YC Wang, A Erturk, K Shoele - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2022 - cambridge.org
Aspect ratio-dependent hysteresis response of a heavy inverted flag Page 1 J. Fluid Mech. (2022),
vol. 942, A4, doi:10.1017/jfm.2022.339 Aspect ratio-dependent hysteresis response of a heavy …

Flapping dynamics of an inverted flag behind a cylinder

O Ojo, E Kohtanen, A Jiang, J Brody… - Bioinspiration & …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The inverted flag configuration is inspired by biological structures (eg leaves on a tree
branch), showing rich dynamics associated with instabilities at lower flow speeds than the …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating stability and dynamics of inverted flags attached to a cylindrical tube

S Najafpour, M Bahrami - Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2025 - Elsevier
Inverted flags have captivated the attention of researchers due to their distinct behavior and
post-divergence dynamics. In this study, we focused on the instability and post-divergence …