Characteristics of flow over traveling wavy foils in a side-by-side arrangement

Flow over traveling wavy foils in a side-by-side arrangement has been numerically investigated using the space-time finite element method to solve the two-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. The midline of each foil undergoes lateral motion in the form of a streamwise traveling wave, which is similar to the backbone undulation of swimming fish. Based on the phase difference between the adjacent undulating foils, two typical cases, i.e., in-phase and anti-phase traveling wavy movements, are considered in the present study. The effects of lateral interference among the foils on the forces, power consumption, propeller efficiency, and flow structures are analyzed. It is revealed that the lateral interference is of benefit to saving the swimming power in the in-phase case and enhancing the forces in the anti-phase case. Some typical vortex structures, e.g., vortex-pair row, single vortex row, and in-phase and anti-phase synchronized vortex-street, are observed in the wake of the traveling wavy...

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