Organismal design and biomimetics: a problem of scale

V Perricone, C Santulli, F Rendina, C Langella - Biomimetics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Organisms and their features represent a complex system of solutions that can efficiently
inspire the development of original and cutting-edge design applications: the related …

Characteristics of cavity dynamics, forces, and trajectories on vertical water entries with two spheres side-by-side

X Lyu, X Wang, C Qi, R Sun - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In the present work, a three-dimensional numerical model with six-degrees-of-freedom is
adopted to carry out the investigation of twin water entries with two spheres side-by-side …

A comprehensive review study on multiphase analysis of water entry bodies

BS Prasad, GRK Sastry, HN Das - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Water entry bodies are one of the predominating sections in fluid dynamics. The study of
physics plays a vital role in understanding the forces, moments, and shape of the cavity …

Experimental study on vertical water entry of twin spheres side-by-side

X Wang, X Lyu - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The cavity dynamics and trajectories of twin spheres vertically entering water side-by-side
are investigated experimentally for different time intervals and several lateral distances at …

Investigation of free surface effect on the cavity expansion and contraction in high-speed water entry

XJ Liu, WT Liu, FR Ming, YL Liu… - Journal of Fluid …, 2024 - cambridge.org
The evolution of the water-entry cavity affects the impact load and the motion of the body.
This paper adopts the Eulerian finite element method for multiphase flow for simulations of …

Cavity dynamics in the oblique water entry of a cylinder at constant velocity

Y Hong, Z Zhao, Z Gong, H Liu - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Transient cavity dynamics in the oblique water entry of a cylinder at a constant velocity is
investigated. The drag force exerted on the cylinder is measured by a force sensor, and the …

A fluid–solid momentum exchange method for the prediction of hydroelastic responses of flexible water entry problems

S Tavakoli, T Mikkola, S Hirdaris - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
The paper presents a Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI) method for hydroelastic water entry.
The method assumes that the momentum exchange between the fluid and solid body can be …

Experimental investigation of oblique water entry of high-speed truncated cone projectiles: Cavity dynamics and impact load

YT Sui, AM Zhang, FR Ming, S Li - Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Experiments on oblique water entry of high-speed projectiles are performed to investigate
cavity evolution and impact loads. The nose shape determines the cavity behavior and …

Numerical analysis of cavity deformation of oblique water entry using a multi-resolution two-phase SPH method

ZX Zhao, Y Hong, ZX Gong, H Liu - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
A slender body's impact and water entry generate a violent flow with the free surface, time-
dependent hydrodynamic loads, and motion or structural responses. The strong three …

Experimental investigations on the oblique water entry of hollow cylinders

Y Hou, Z Huang, Z Chen, Z Guo, Y Xu - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The oblique water entry of hollow cylinders with four different apertures is investigated
experimentally at low velocities. The evolution characteristics of cavities, jets and splashes …