Optimal undulatory swimming for a single fish-like body and for a pair of interacting swimmers
We establish through numerical simulation conditions for optimal undulatory propulsion for a single fish, and for a pair of hydrodynamically interacting fish, accounting for linear and angular recoil. We first employ systematic two-dimensional (2-D) simulations to identify conditions for minimal pro...
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| author | Maertens, Audrey Gao, Amy Triantafyllou, Michael S |
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| description | We establish through numerical simulation conditions for optimal undulatory propulsion for a single fish, and for a pair of hydrodynamically interacting fish, accounting for linear and angular recoil. We first employ systematic two-dimensional (2-D) simulations to identify conditions for minimal propulsive power of a self-propelled fish, and continue with targeted 3-D simulations for a danio-like fish; all at Reynolds number 5000. We find that the Strouhal number, phase angle between heave and pitch at the trailing edge, and angle of attack are principal parameters. For 2-D simulations, imposing a deformation based on measured displacement for carangiform swimming provides, at best, efficiency of 35 %, which increases to 50 % for an optimized motion; for a 3-D fish, the efficiency increases from 22 % to 34 %. Indeed, angular recoil has significant impact on efficiency, and optimized body bending requires maximum bending amplitude upstream of the trailing edge. Next, we turn to 2-D simulation of two hydrodynamically interacting fish. We find that the upstream fish benefits energetically only for small distances. In contrast, the downstream fish can benefit at any position that allows interaction with the upstream wake, provided its body motion is timed appropriately with respect to the oncoming vortices. For an in-line configuration, one body length apart, the efficiency of the downstream fish can increase from 50 % to 60 %; for an offset arrangement it can reach 80 %. This proves that in groups of fish, energy savings can be achieved for downstream fish through interaction with oncoming vortices, even when the downstream fish lies directly inside the jet-like flow of an upstream fish. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1200902022-09-30T16:39:12Z Optimal undulatory swimming for a single fish-like body and for a pair of interacting swimmers Maertens, Audrey Gao, Amy Triantafyllou, Michael S Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Ocean Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Maertens, Audrey Gao, Amy Triantafyllou, Michael S We establish through numerical simulation conditions for optimal undulatory propulsion for a single fish, and for a pair of hydrodynamically interacting fish, accounting for linear and angular recoil. We first employ systematic two-dimensional (2-D) simulations to identify conditions for minimal propulsive power of a self-propelled fish, and continue with targeted 3-D simulations for a danio-like fish; all at Reynolds number 5000. We find that the Strouhal number, phase angle between heave and pitch at the trailing edge, and angle of attack are principal parameters. For 2-D simulations, imposing a deformation based on measured displacement for carangiform swimming provides, at best, efficiency of 35 %, which increases to 50 % for an optimized motion; for a 3-D fish, the efficiency increases from 22 % to 34 %. Indeed, angular recoil has significant impact on efficiency, and optimized body bending requires maximum bending amplitude upstream of the trailing edge. Next, we turn to 2-D simulation of two hydrodynamically interacting fish. We find that the upstream fish benefits energetically only for small distances. In contrast, the downstream fish can benefit at any position that allows interaction with the upstream wake, provided its body motion is timed appropriately with respect to the oncoming vortices. For an in-line configuration, one body length apart, the efficiency of the downstream fish can increase from 50 % to 60 %; for an offset arrangement it can reach 80 %. This proves that in groups of fish, energy savings can be achieved for downstream fish through interaction with oncoming vortices, even when the downstream fish lies directly inside the jet-like flow of an upstream fish. 2019-01-16T18:43:36Z 2019-01-16T18:43:36Z 2017-01 2016-04 2019-01-08T13:37:10Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0022-1120 1469-7645 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120090 Maertens, Audrey P. et al. “Optimal Undulatory Swimming for a Single Fish-Like Body and for a Pair of Interacting Swimmers.” Journal of Fluid Mechanics 813 (January 2017): 301–345 © 2017 Cambridge University Press https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1102-8733 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4960-7060 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/JFM.2016.845 Journal of Fluid Mechanics Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf Cambridge University Press (CUP) arXiv |
| spellingShingle | Maertens, Audrey Gao, Amy Triantafyllou, Michael S Optimal undulatory swimming for a single fish-like body and for a pair of interacting swimmers |
| title | Optimal undulatory swimming for a single fish-like body and for a pair of interacting swimmers |
| title_full | Optimal undulatory swimming for a single fish-like body and for a pair of interacting swimmers |
| title_fullStr | Optimal undulatory swimming for a single fish-like body and for a pair of interacting swimmers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimal undulatory swimming for a single fish-like body and for a pair of interacting swimmers |
| title_short | Optimal undulatory swimming for a single fish-like body and for a pair of interacting swimmers |
| title_sort | optimal undulatory swimming for a single fish like body and for a pair of interacting swimmers |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120090 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1102-8733 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4960-7060 |
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