Hydrodynamic performance analysis of swimming processes in self-propelled manta rays

Yong Chu, Pengcheng Gao, Xiao Chen, Qiaogao Huang, Guang Pan, Yang Luo

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To fill the research gap regarding the whole process (steady-state and nonsteady-state phases) of median and/or paired fin (MPF) mode swimming in underwater organisms, a two-degree-of-freedom self-propelled coupling method of motion and hydrodynamics based on user-defined functions of Fluent software was established, and numerical simulations were carried out for the startup, acceleration, and steady-state phases of manta rays. The interaction mechanism among the hydrodynamic characteristics, vortex evolution, and pressure distribution was investigated in the mentioned phases. We concluded that the negative pressure zone generated by the leading edge vortex and the shear layer contributes to thrust generation and changes in swimming velocity dominate the hydrodynamic characteristics by affecting the evolution of the shear layer and the leading edge vortex, with a 17.54% increase in forward average velocity in the fourth cycle compared to the third cycle and a consequent 9.5% increase in average thrust. In the end, the relationship between the formation of trailing edge vortex rings and changes in thrust was revealed. The vortex ring contributes to the increase in thrust, but the formation of the vortex ring comes at the cost of the loss of the leading edge vortex negative pressure zone, which greatly affects thrust, decreasing to 38.3% of its peak. The swimming mechanism revealed in this study provides a reference for the study of MPF-driven biodynamics and a new simulation strategy for the prediction of bionic navigator motions.

源语言英语
文章编号071911
期刊Physics of Fluids
36
7
DOI
出版状态已出版 - 1 7月 2024

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