Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6756471 | Journal of Sound and Vibration | 2015 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
This paper offers a theoretical study of energy extraction through transverse galloping using a dual-mass system. To this end, a two-degree-of-freedom model is developed where fluid forces on the galloping body are described resorting to quasi-steady hypothesis; the model is solved approximately by using the Harmonic Balance Method. Three possible configurations of the dual-mass system have been analyzed. Two of them show an improvement in the efficiency of energy extraction with respect to that of the single mass configuration when the mechanical properties of the dual-mass system are appropriately chosen. In addition, the dual-mass system promotes a broadening of the values of the incident flow velocities at which the efficiency is kept high.
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Authors
D. Vicente-Ludlam, A. Barrero-Gil, A. Velazquez,