Parametric study of fluid flow manipulation with piezoelectric macrofiber composite flaps

O. Sadeghi; P. Tarazaga; M. Stremler; S. Shahab

doi:10.1117/12.2260255

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11 April 2017 Parametric study of fluid flow manipulation with piezoelectric macrofiber composite flaps

O. Sadeghi, P. Tarazaga, M. Stremler, S. Shahab

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Proceedings Volume 10164, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2017; 101640D (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2260255
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2017, Portland, Oregon, United States

Abstract

Active Fluid Flow Control (AFFC) has received great research attention due to its significant potential in engineering applications. It is known that drag reduction, turbulence management, flow separation delay and noise suppression through active control can result in significantly increased efficiency of future commercial transport vehicles and gas turbine engines. In microfluidics systems, AFFC has mainly been used to manipulate fluid passing through the microfluidic device. We put forward a conceptual approach for fluid flow manipulation by coupling multiple vibrating structures through flow interactions in an otherwise quiescent fluid. Previous investigations of piezoelectric flaps interacting with a fluid have focused on a single flap. In this work, arrays of closely-spaced, free-standing piezoelectric flaps are attached perpendicular to the bottom surface of a tank. The coupling of vibrating flaps due to their interacting with the surrounding fluid is investigated in air (for calibration) and under water. Actuated flaps are driven with a harmonic input voltage, which results in bending vibration of the flaps that can work with or against the flow-induced bending. The size and spatial distribution of the attached flaps, and the phase and frequency of the input actuation voltage are the key parameters to be investigated in this work. Our analysis will characterize the electrohydroelastic dynamics of active, interacting flaps and the fluid motion induced by the system.

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O. Sadeghi, P. Tarazaga, M. Stremler, and S. Shahab "Parametric study of fluid flow manipulation with piezoelectric macrofiber composite flaps", Proc. SPIE 10164, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2017, 101640D (11 April 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2260255

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