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  • Study of Energy Harvesting Performance of Oscillating Airfoils using a Discrete Vortex Model

    Creator:
    Kamrani Fard, Kiana
    Abstract:
    The energy harvesting performance of oscillating airfoils is studied using a discrete vortex model (DVM) with a leading-edge separation criterion. The airfoil undergoes a combined sinusoidal heaving and pitching motion at reduced frequencies of k = 0.06 − 0.16, with heaving amplitude of h0 = 0.5c, and pitching amplitude of...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 2.7 Relative shear velocity, USL/U∞, versus t/T shown in (a) and (c), and versus t/τv shown in (b

  • Leading Edge Separation Analysis of Oscillating Airfoil Energy Harvesters

    Creator:
    Ngo, Vickie
    Abstract:
    Oscillating foil energy harvesters are analyzed at optimal reduced frequencies (𝑘=𝑓𝑐/𝑈) to determine how the leading edge radius of curvature affects leading edge separation. The understanding of leading edge separation and its behaviors is critical to predicting the transient lift profile of an airfoil. The separation is therefore also critical...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    constructed with a chord length, c, of 150[mm]. All units in this table are in [mm

  • Mechanically Enhanced and Optically Compatible Hydrogels for Particle Image Velocimetry in Porous Flow

    Creator:
    Cornwell-Arquitt, Luke
    Abstract:
    Hydrogels have been attractive for use as a medium in porous flow studies, but have always been limited in this role because of their poor mechanical properties. This project analyzes and tests two recently developed hydrogels, poly(methacrylamide-co-methacrylic acid) (PMM), and a heat-treated long chain PVA hydrogel. Particle image velocimetry (PIV)...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    . Hydrological Processes, 32(3), 402-407. 2. Winkler, C. M., Kuhn, A. I., Hentschel, G., & Glasmacher, B. (2022