Hydrodynamics Analysis of an Underwater Foldable Arm
Improved designs for underwater manipulators are becoming increasingly important due to their utility in academic and industrial applications. In this work, an experiment was conducted in conjunction with a numerical simulation to investigate the hydrodynamic performance and structural reliability o...
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| author | Jiayue Wang Shengnan Shen Wei Wei Yuqing Hou Yicang Huang |
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| description | Improved designs for underwater manipulators are becoming increasingly important due to their utility in academic and industrial applications. In this work, an experiment was conducted in conjunction with a numerical simulation to investigate the hydrodynamic performance and structural reliability of the proposed foldable arm during the unfolding process at various movement velocities. A large-scale geometric model of the foldable arm with a single degree of freedom (DOF) was constructed. The distribution of the flow field, the movement stability and the equivalent stress of the foldable arm were quantitatively analyzed with a designed tank experiment and the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation. Simulation results show that the maximum deviation of the resistance and torque is 8.04% and 5.73%, respectively, compared with the experimental results of static postures. Comparison results prove the reliability of the numerical model. The results of transient simulation demonstrate that the optimal speed of the foldable arm is 3 Kn and the pressure distribution on the surface of foldable arm is relatively regular. Furthermore, a fluid–structure interaction (FSI) validation study of the foldable arm was presented. For the coupling between the fluid and structural mechanics domains, a nonmatching discretization approach was adopted. The results show that the directional deformation (<i>Z</i> axis) of the foldable arm is less than 0.50 mm. The proposed foldable arm has a large angle of rotation and high stability compared to the existing manipulators. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5b78695c4aed4104ab96f959042c85ad2023-11-18T19:59:39ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122023-07-01117139510.3390/jmse11071395Hydrodynamics Analysis of an Underwater Foldable ArmJiayue Wang0Shengnan Shen1Wei Wei2Yuqing Hou3Yicang Huang4The Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaThe Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaR&D Center, Wuhan Second Ship Design and Research Institute, Wuhan 430205, ChinaThe Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaR&D Center, Wuhan Second Ship Design and Research Institute, Wuhan 430205, ChinaImproved designs for underwater manipulators are becoming increasingly important due to their utility in academic and industrial applications. In this work, an experiment was conducted in conjunction with a numerical simulation to investigate the hydrodynamic performance and structural reliability of the proposed foldable arm during the unfolding process at various movement velocities. A large-scale geometric model of the foldable arm with a single degree of freedom (DOF) was constructed. The distribution of the flow field, the movement stability and the equivalent stress of the foldable arm were quantitatively analyzed with a designed tank experiment and the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation. Simulation results show that the maximum deviation of the resistance and torque is 8.04% and 5.73%, respectively, compared with the experimental results of static postures. Comparison results prove the reliability of the numerical model. The results of transient simulation demonstrate that the optimal speed of the foldable arm is 3 Kn and the pressure distribution on the surface of foldable arm is relatively regular. Furthermore, a fluid–structure interaction (FSI) validation study of the foldable arm was presented. For the coupling between the fluid and structural mechanics domains, a nonmatching discretization approach was adopted. The results show that the directional deformation (<i>Z</i> axis) of the foldable arm is less than 0.50 mm. The proposed foldable arm has a large angle of rotation and high stability compared to the existing manipulators.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11/7/1395underwater foldable armhydrodynamic characteristicsfluid–structure interactionCFDoverset mesh |
| spellingShingle | Jiayue Wang Shengnan Shen Wei Wei Yuqing Hou Yicang Huang Hydrodynamics Analysis of an Underwater Foldable Arm Journal of Marine Science and Engineering underwater foldable arm hydrodynamic characteristics fluid–structure interaction CFD overset mesh |
| title | Hydrodynamics Analysis of an Underwater Foldable Arm |
| title_full | Hydrodynamics Analysis of an Underwater Foldable Arm |
| title_fullStr | Hydrodynamics Analysis of an Underwater Foldable Arm |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hydrodynamics Analysis of an Underwater Foldable Arm |
| title_short | Hydrodynamics Analysis of an Underwater Foldable Arm |
| title_sort | hydrodynamics analysis of an underwater foldable arm |
| topic | underwater foldable arm hydrodynamic characteristics fluid–structure interaction CFD overset mesh |
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