Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2017
Journal / Book Title
International Journal of Engineering Science
Abstract
Symmetric bodies such as cylinders and spheroidal bodies, in their terminal stable states, are long known to have their long axis align themselves perpendicular to the direction of the flow. This property has been confirmed in primarily sedimentation based theoretical, experimental and numerical techniques and the transition to a terminal stable state is believed to coincide with the onset of significant inertial effects in the flow. However, the threshold at which this transition occurs is yet unknown. We conduct modified experiments with hinged bodies and a CFD study to examine the nature of the transition of prolate spheroids and cylinders of various aspect ratios, from initial to their terminal stable equilibrium. Our experiments and numerics, both reveal the presence of intermediate metastable states which are sensitive to the flow Reynolds number and physical attributes of the immersed body and gradually lead to the stable state.
DOI
10.1016/j.ijengsci.2016.11.004
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Castillo, Doralia; Chung, Bong Jae; Schnitzer, Klaus; Soriano, Karina; Su, Haiyan; and Vaidya, Ashuwin, "Metastable States in Terminal Orientation of Hinged Symmetric Bodies in a Flow" (2017). Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 83.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/appliedmath-stats-facpubs/83
Published Citation
Castillo, D., Chung, B., Schnitzer, K., Soriano, K., Su, H., & Vaidya, A. (2017). Metastable states in terminal orientation of hinged symmetric bodies in a flow. International Journal of Engineering Science, 111, 19-27.