并列仿生鱼自主游动的数值模拟研究

采用自适应浸没边界方法,数值模拟了两条并列仿生鱼在不同间距下的同相位和反相位自主游动。通过与相同游动参数下单条仿生鱼自主游动的比较,可以得到结论：（1）并列自主游动的速度小于单条鱼游动的速度,并且随着间距减小而减小。相同间距下,反相位并列游动时的速度大于同相位;（2）并列游动时的阻力均大于单条鱼,且随着间距减小而增大;（3）反相位游动时功率消耗随间距减小而增大,但同相位游动则相反;（4）当间距大于0.5个身长时,推进效率都略有增大。所以,在综合考虑了游动速度和推进效率两方面的因素后认为,鱼群中并列相邻的两条鱼应当以反相位摆动,且侧向间距保持在0.5个身长以上,这与自然界中观察的结果是一致的。     

串列仿生鱼自主游动的数值模拟研究

采用自适应网格下的ghost-cell浸没边界方法,数值模拟了两条串列仿生鱼在相同摆频条件下的自主游动,并通过引入节能效率的概念分析了串列游动中的节能效果。通过与相同参数下单条仿生鱼自主游动的比较,发现串列仿生鱼的自主游动速度要大于单条鱼的速度。下游鱼的阻力会增加,但功耗会减少,表明下游鱼从上游鱼的尾涡中吸收了能量,达到了节能的效果。当水平间距较小时,下游鱼会对上游鱼产生一定的反推作用,从而使其阻力减小。结果还表明,高推进效率并不意味着高节能效率,从整体平均节能效果来看,反相位游动时节能效果比同相位时显著,平均节能效率达到22.4%。     

Flapping flexible fish

In order to analyze and model the body kinematics used by fish in a wide range of swimming behaviors, we developed a technique to separate the periodic whole-body motions that characterize steady swimming from the secular motions that characterize changes in whole-body shape. We applied this harmonic analysis technique to the study of the forward and backward swimming of lamprey. We found that in order to vary the unsteadiness of swimming, lamprey superimpose periodic and secular components of their body motion, modulate the patterns and magnitudes of those components, and change shape. These kinematic results suggest the following hydromechanical hypothesis: steady swimming is a maneuver that requires active suppression of secular body reconfigurations.     

鲫鱼尾鳍的黏弹性力学性质测量

鱼类在游动过程中表现出高效率和机动灵活的特点。鱼类通过拍动鱼鳍获得动力,并对游动过程进行控制,因此鱼鳍的力学性质影响着鱼类在游动中的表现。在以往的研究中,研究者多将鱼鳍假设为弹性材料。本文通过单轴拉伸后的松弛实验测量了鲫鱼尾鳍的黏弹性力学性质。在松弛实验中,拉力随着时间的增加而逐渐减小。在实验的前100s时间内,拉力衰减至最大拉力的75%。本文采用五参数的线性黏弹性模型对松弛实验的数据进行了拟合。基于拟合得到的模型,发现在快速起动及巡游过程中,鲫鱼尾鳍的黏弹性性质能够增加鲫鱼尾鳍的表观刚度,同时在巡游过程中,由于黏性引起的能量耗散非常小。     

Numerical analysis on the propulsive performance and vortex shedding of fish‐like travelling wavy plate

Numerical analysis is carried out to investigate viscous flow over a travelling wavy plate undergoing lateral motion in the form of a streamwise travelling wave, which is similar to the backbone undulation of swimming fish. The two‐dimensional incompressible Navier–Stokes equations are solved using the finite element technique with the deforming‐spatial‐domain/stabilized space–time formulation. The objective of this study is to elucidate hydrodynamic features of flow structure and vortex shedding near the travelling wavy plate and to get into physical insights to the understanding of fish‐like swimming mechanisms in terms of drag reduction and optimal propulsive performance. The effects of some typical parameters, including the phase speed, amplitude, and relative wavelength of travelling wavy plate, on the flow structures, the forces, and the power consumption required for the propulsive motion of the plate are analysed. These results predicted by the present numerical analysis are well consistent with the available data obtained for the wave‐like swimming motion of live fish in nature. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于浸入边界法的鱼体自主游动的数值模拟

对游动或飞行生物自主运动特性的深入研究,可促进仿生学的进一步发展。本文以"C"型游动鱼作为研究对象,建立了自主游动的柔性鱼模型。此模型较为真实地反映了鱼自主游动时鱼体内力(由鱼体肌肉收缩提供)、鱼体运动和外界流体之间的耦合作用。基于传统的反馈力方法和混合有限元浸入边界法对鱼的自主游动进行了数值模拟。分析了鱼自主游动启动阶段和巡游阶段流场特性及鱼体运动特征。模拟结果表明,受到鱼体自身组织结构和外界流场作用,鱼游动时通过呈"C"型和类"S"型的不断转换,以获取能量,实现鱼体自主游动。     

Impulse generated during unsteady maneuvering of swimming fish

The relationship between the maneuvering kinematics of a Giant Danio (Danio aequipinnatus) and the resulting vortical wake is investigated for a rapid, ‘C’-start maneuver using fully time-resolved (500 Hz) particle image velocimetry (PIV). PIV illuminates the two distinct vortices formed during the turn. The fish body rotation is facilitated by the initial, or “maneuvering” vortex formation, and the final fish velocity is augmented by the strength of the second, “propulsive” vortex. Results confirm that the axisymmetric vortex ring model is reasonable to use in calculating the hydrodynamic impulse acting on the fish. The total linear momentum change of the fish from its initial swimming trajectory to its final swimming trajectory is balanced by the vector sum of the impulses of both vortex rings. The timing of vortex formation is uniquely synchronized with the fish motion, and the choreography of the maneuver is addressed in the context of the resulting hydrodynamic forces.     

鲹科模式鱼体自主前游的标度律研究

鲹科鱼类采用波状摆动可以实现非常高效的巡游游动,在受力动态平衡下以很高的速度向前游动,其性能远超传统的人造水下航行器,因此,探寻鱼体自主前游状态下流体力和前游速度的规律并建立相应的预测式具有重要的意义.在开源OpenFOAM平台和柔性体自主推进算法基础上,实现了波动鱼体自主游动的数值模拟,以NACA0012翼型为典型鱼体外形,对鲹科模式前向自主游动开展了系统的数值模拟.由已获得的栓结模型下推力标度律的启发,分别对自主巡游下的压差力系数和摩阻力系数进行标度研究.结果表明在雷诺数从500到50 000的范围内,压差力系数和摩阻力系数分别具有形式一致的标度规律,由此可根据数值结果给出定量的预测公式,进而根据两作用力的匹配关系可以导出鱼体自主前游速度的标度律,获得了根据已知的鱼体波动参数来预估巡游速度的方法.此外,探讨了雷诺数为500和50 000工况,不同摆尾幅度和频率组合下,鱼体厚弦比对于巡游的水动力标度律和前游速度的影响,并分析了不同鱼体外形对效能比的影响,发现雷诺数越高,获得最优效能比的鱼体越细长.     

斑马鱼C型起动中动力学特性的活体实验研究

提出了一种从鱼类自主游动的运动学实验数据出发推算其动力学特性的实验研究方法。该方法基于变形体动力学方程,不仅可以计算出变形鱼体的整体转动角速度以完善其运动学数据,还可以计算出作用在自主游动的鱼体上的流体合力和流体合力矩,进而分析鱼体的力能学特征。本文运用此方法研究了斑马鱼的两种典型C型起动,对比分析了它们的运动学及力能学特征。结果表明,在相仿的C型弯曲变形下,逃逸型C型起动与非逃逸型C型起动相比,前者推力较大,导致其在前进方向上的质心速率较大;前者侧向力较大,导致其转弯半径较小;前者转矩较大,但因在起动中后期的S型摆动产生了反向转矩,最终导致转动角度小于后者。通过对两种典型C型起动的实验研究发现,斑马鱼会因不同的运动需求而表现出不同的机动性能。     

``槽道效应'在鱼群游动中的节能机制研究

为了揭示鱼群游动中的节能机制, 将自适应网格投影法和浸没边界法进行有机结合,研究了3条鱼组成的鱼群基本单位的自主游动. 为了使鱼群在游动过程中沿直线游动,利用仿生鱼的头部摆动进行了方向控制. 通过研究3条鱼组成的鱼群基本单位发现,当中间的鱼落后于前面2条鱼时, 能够以较低的摆频与前面2条鱼保持相同的速度前进, 即从前面2条鱼的尾涡中吸收了能量, 达到了节能的效果. 当中间的鱼落后大约0.4个身长时游动最省力, 其摆频仅为前面2条鱼的54%, ``槽道效应'的节能效果最明显.      

斑马鱼直线加速游动试验研究

海洋生物低噪音、高速、髙效游动能力是任何人造水下航行器所无法比拟的. 借助时间解析粒子图像测速技术对斑马鱼直线加速游动过程进行精细流场测量, 对其运动学行为特性和动力学机理进行分析. 同时应用双正交分解对涡量场进行模态分解, 获取流场的时间演化和空间分布特征. 从流动机理的角度探究斑马鱼游动过程的流动结构特征及旋涡动态演化特性. 试验结果表明: 流动可视化展现了整体涡流尾迹的结构分布,方便探究运动特性与旋涡尾迹之间的耦合关系. 斑马鱼从运动开始时体干保持着鲹科式的运动规律, 游动时的动能主要由前几次大幅的摆尾过程提供, 后续的摆尾主要调整方向及姿态. 两次不同方向的摆尾动作会形成一对方向相反的旋涡, 并在时序下旋涡逐渐脱落. 同时尾流的涡量变化在一定程度上反映鱼体的游向的变化. 基于双正交分解分解后的时间演化结果验证本次试验在时间上涡量场具有合理的恒定幅度, 空间分布表明低阶空间模态表征斑马鱼游动的主要涡流动结构, 高阶空间模态表征涡流动的细节结构. 研究鱼类游动时的摆尾推进机制与动力学特性能够为高效率的仿鱼类推进装置设计提供一定科学参考.      

鱼类自主游动水动力学特性的数值模拟

通过对推力和阻力进行重新定义, 从根本上解决了鱼游研究中推力和阻力无法区分的难题.在此基础上, 利用自适应网格下的ghost-cell浸没边界方法, 模拟了鱼类以鲹科模式在黏性流体(309 \le Re \le 14\,581)和无黏流体 (相当于雷诺数无穷大情形)中的二维自主游动.结果表明: (1) Strouhal数随雷诺数增大而减小,当雷诺数趋向于无穷时, Strouhal数趋向于0.25; (2)在所有雷诺数情况下, 推力主要来源于压力分量; 当Re<3000时, 阻力的压力分量小于黏性力分量, 而当Re>3000, 二者的关系就会反过来; (3)推进效率随着雷诺数的增大而增大,当雷诺数趋向于无穷大时, 推进效率最高可以达到70%, 说明鲹科模式适用于较高雷诺数下的游动.      

Numerical study on the effects of a semi-free and non-uniform flexible filament in different vortex streets

The variable flexibility of a fish body is believed to play a significant role in improving swimming performance.To explore the effect of non-uniform flexibilit...     

描述鱼鳍材料松弛特性的分数Zener模型

鱼鳍在游动中起到了推进和控制的作用, 研究鱼鳍的力学性质对研究鱼类游动中高效率的来源具有重要意义. 本文对鲫鱼尾鳍鳍条进行了松弛实验, 松弛时间为300\,s,力随时间表现出较明显的衰减, 表明鱼鳍具有黏弹性性质. 采用分数Zener模型拟合实验数据, 并将拟合结果与3参数和5参数线性模型拟合结果比较, 发现3参数线性模型拟合效果较差, 分数Zener模型和5参数线性模型都较好地拟合了松弛曲线, 但分数Zener模型具有使用参数更少的优点.      

关于飞行和游动的生物力学研究

论述了飞行和游动生物力学的任务和意义,以及重大科学问题和与仿生技术相关的重大需求,并概要地介绍了与生物外部流体力学有关的科学问题、研究现状以及我国现有的研究基础和特色.文中针对如下若干重点科学问题进行了论述,具体包括Gray疑题及鱼类阻力的测定问题、鱼类机动运动的特征和机理、鱼类游动的流-固耦合及整体模化等交叉问题、昆虫运动的非定常流动控制机理和能耗、昆虫翼的柔性变形效应及抗风机制、昆虫和鱼的自由运动的运动学和动力学测量.图0参72      

Hydrodynamics of a tandem fish school with asynchronous undulation of individuals

We perform numerical simulations using immersed boundary method for flow over a single and two fish in tandem performing traveling wave like motion for a range of Strouhal numbers. We investigate the hydrodynamic performance of single- and tandem-fish configurations using unsteady profiles of lateral side-force and drag coefficients, their time-averaged values, and wake behind these bodies. We present the spectra of hydrodynamic forces and find that the nature of these forces for a single fish resembles to those of stationary/oscillating bluff bodies and oscillating airfoils. For tandem cases, we vary the phase speed of undulatory motion of the rear fish while keeping the free-stream velocity constant. We show that hydrodynamic forces of the upstream and rear fish contain harmonics which are produced by nonlinear interaction of the oscillation frequencies of both fish. We find that the wake and time-averaged drag of the upstream fish remain almost independent of the undulating frequency of the rear fish at a certain Strouhal number. We also relate this observation with the absence of oscillation frequency of the rear fish in the Fourier spectra of hydrodynamic forces of the upstream fish. For the complete range of parameters, it is inferred that swimming in a tandem configuration seems more beneficial for the upstream fish. It happens due to wake-splitting effect of the rear fish that causes an enhancement of pressure in its wake. For the rear fish, it gains an advantage of drafting under certain conditions and its performance deteriorates at Strouhal numbers greater than 0.40.     

The effects of the side walls on the flow of a second grade fluid in ducts with suction and injection

The effects of the side walls on the flow in ducts with suction and injection are examined. Three illustrative examples are given. The first example considers the effect of the side walls on the flow over a porous plate. The second example considers the flow between two parallel porous plates and the third example is devoted to the investigation of the flow in a rectangular duct with two porous walls. Exact solution of the governing equation using the no-slip boundary condition and an additional condition are obtained. The expression of the velocity, the volume flux and the vorticity are given. It is found that for large values of the cross-Reynolds number near the suction region the flow for a Newtonian fluid does not satisfy the boundary condition, but it does not behave in the same way for a second grade fluid. Three examples considered show that there are pronounced effects of the side walls on the flows of a second grade fluid in ducts with suction and injection.     

鲤鱼尾鳍实时三维姿态测量及运动特性分析

为了实现鱼鳍三维运动特性的精确测量, 研究尾鳍的动态瞬时特性, 定量分析其连续变化过程, 建立了基于栅线投影和高速摄像的测量系统和与之对应的分析方法. 以自主游动的鲤鱼为实验对象, 将一组正弦光栅投射在其尾鳍表面, 产生包含三维信息的光栅条纹并由高速摄像机实时采集尾鳍摆动过程的序列图像; 对其中的每一帧图像作二维傅里叶变换、频谱滤波、逆傅里叶变换及三维位相展开等处理后, 重建尾鳍的瞬时三维形态, 再现尾鳍的连续运动过程; 据此测量结果分析研究尾鳍的运动特征及运动学参数. 结果表明, 鲤鱼游速为0.5L/s时, 尾鳍的摆动频率为1.42Hz; 鲤鱼巡游过程中尾鳍的主要运动为侧向摆动, 尾鳍的形状周期性地循环外展和内收, 且尾鳍上叶叶尖的平均摆幅比尾鳍下叶叶尖的平均摆幅约大15.6%.      

Flow over convergent and divergent wall riblets

Fast swimming sharks have small riblets on their skin, which are assumed to improve the swimming performance of the fish. Fluid dynamic experiments in water as well as in air confirm this assumption. With riblet surfaces as compared to smooth surfaces, drag reductions up to about 10% were measured. The overall riblet pattern on sharks shows parallel riblets directed from head to tail, but besides this overall pattern fast swimming sharks have also small areas with converging riblets and others with diverging riblets. In the present study the velocity field over convergent and divergent riblet patterns is investigated by hot-wire measurements in turbulent pipe flow. Significant changes in the near wall velocity field were found.     

Experimental and analytical investigation of the mechanics of crawl stroke swimming

A three dimensional analytical model for crawl stroke swimming is developed in which the swimmer is modeled as a body and two arms connected to the body at the shoulder joints. Each arm is assumed to consist of three segments. The numerical results obtained from the model are compared with the results of two sets of experiments performed. In the first series of experiments, the tether forces developed in crawl stroke swimming are measured and a linear correlation between the tether force and the stroke rate is obtained. In the second series of experiments, untethered crawl stroke swimming for different arm position angles is recorded. The results are presented in graphical forms and the effect of stroke rate on swimming velocity is discussed.