Compact zero-mass pulsatile jet actuators are proposed for low-speed maneuvering and station keeping of small underwater vehicles. The flow field of such jets are initially dominated by vortex ring formation. Pinched-off vortices characterize the extremum impulse accumulated by the leading vortex ring in a vortex ring formation process. Relevant parameters in this process are identified in order to design simple and low cost zero-mass pulsatile jet actuators. Thrust optimization of synthetic jets for maximal thrust generation is achieved by enforcing the jet formation number to be around 4. Prototypes of such actuators are built and tested for underwater maneuvering and propulsion. The actuators could be used in two ways: (i) to improve the low-speed maneuvering and station keeping capabilities of traditional propeller driven underwater vehicles, and (ii) as a synthetic jet for flow control and drag reduction at higher cruising speeds. A model for calculating the rotation rate of the underwater vehicle is also proposed and verified.
Pulsatile vortex generators for low-speed maneuvering of small underwater vehicles
Pulsierende Wirbelgeneratoren für das Manövrierern von kleinen Unterwasserfahrzeugen mit geringer Geschwindigkeit
Ocean Engineering ; 33 , 16 ; 2209-2223
2006
15 Seiten, 35 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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