Computation of shape and drag of a deforming elastic body under fluid dynamic force

This paper describes numerical simulations for the shape and its drag of an elastic body deforming under the fluid dynamic force. The simulations were carried out by coupling the Navier–Stokes equations and the equations of motion of the elastic body. The equations of motion are formulated for an elastic shell model which is composed of material particles connected with elastic springs and dampers. The relation between deforming elastic body shape in response to the fluid dynamic force and its drag force was investigated under the constraint of constant volume and fixed center of gravity of the elastic body for incompressible and compressible supersonic flows. In these simulations, an initial shape of the elastic body is a circular cylinder and starts deformation under the fluid dynamic force.