Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150102879]
Researchers:
Prof John Sheridan
(Chief Investigator)
,
Prof Mark Thompson
(Chief Investigator)
,
Professor Kerry Hourigan
(Chief Investigator)
,
David Lo Jacono
(Partner Investigator)
,
Professor John Sheridan
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Brief description Wake Transitions and Fluid-Structure Interactions of Rotating Bluff Bodies. Flow-induced vibrations of bluff bodies can lead to severe damage in many applications, such as off-shore marine structures and tethered bodies. Rotation of bluff bodies can result in huge increases in lift forces, which may promote these vibrations, whereas a nearby free surface may stabilise the vibrations. This project aims to discover the mechanisms underpinning the apparently opposing effects of vibration and free surface, individually and jointly, and the excitation of two- and three-dimensional instabilities in the wakes of two generic bluff bodies: the cylinder and the sphere. The expected outcomes are the discovery of new modes of body vibration, wake transitions and means to control fluid-structure interactions.
Funding Amount $613,400
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150102879
- ARC : DP150102879