Giorgio-Serchi, Francesco and Weymouth, Gabriel (2017) Can added-mass variation act as a thrust force? Oceans'17 MTS/IEEE: A vision for sustaining our marine futures, Aberdeen, UK, United Kingdom. 19 - 22 Jun 2017. 4 pp .
Abstract
Previous studies have demonstrated that added-mass variation can play a significant role on thrust generation. In this respect, a simplified mechanical system such as an aquatic shape-changing linear oscillator lends itself to this study because it allows to segregate the contribution of added-mass variation from other terms. We present the design of an experimental apparatus which highlights the capability of a deformable oscillator to drive sustained resonance by exploiting the thrust produced by shape-change alone. These results will have significant implications in aquatic propulsion and in the design of deformable, self-propelled underwater vehicles.
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