发明名称 ENHANCEMENT OF VORTEX INDUCED FORCES AND MOTION THROUGH SURFACE ROUGHNESS CONTROL
摘要 <p>Roughness is added to the surface of a bluff body in a relative motion with respect to a fluid. The amount, size, and distribution of roughness on the body surface is controlled passively or actively to modify the flow around the body and subsequently the Vortex Induced Forces and Motion (VIFM). The added roughness, when designed and implemented appropriately, affects in a predetermined way the boundary layer, the separation of the boundary layer, the level of turbulence, the wake, the drag and lift forces, and consequently the Vortex Induced Motion (VIM), and the fluid-structure interaction. The goal of surface roughness control is to increase Vortex Induced Forces and Motion. Enhancement is needed in such applications as harnessing of clean and renewable energy from ocean/river currents using the ocean energy converter VIVACE (Vortex Induced Vibration for Aquatic Clean Energy).</p>
申请公布号 EP2162347(A4) 申请公布日期 2013.12.04
申请号 EP20080754711 申请日期 2008.05.23
申请人 THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 发明人 BERNITSAS, MICHAEL M.;RAGHAVAN, KAMALDEV
分类号 B63B1/34;F03B5/00;F03B17/06;F03D5/06;F15D1/12 主分类号 B63B1/34
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