Dynamic response of a flapping foil with a non-sinusoidal kinematic motion

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 239-245

  Hu, Jianxin ^a   Xiao, Qing ^a   Incecik, Atilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flapping; Foil; Hydrodynamics; Kinematic; Motion; Non sinusoidal; Self propelled

Indexed keywords

FLAPPING; FLAPPING FOIL; FLAPPING FREQUENCY; HORIZONTAL VELOCITY; MASS RATIO; MOTION; NON-SINUSOIDAL; SELF-PROPELLED; STEADY STATE; THRUST FORCES;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINEMATICS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 80052767856     PISSN: 10986189     EISSN: 15551792     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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