Numerical investigation on effect of damping-ratio and mass-ratio on energy harnessing of a square cylinder in FIM

Abstract The natural ocean/river currents energy can be harvested using Flow Induced Motion (FIM) phenomena. The effect of damping-ratio and mass-ratio on Flow Induced Motion energy harnessing of a square cylinder are numerically investigated for Reynolds number 15500

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