Abstract
General expressions are derived for the load distribution acting on an arbitrary curved and twisted rigid or deformable slender cylindrical structure moving in an ambient non-uniform potential flow field. Further simplifications are presented for flexible shapes in the limit of a small cross-section. The general analysis is illustrated for straight, toroidal and helical shapes. These shapes are frequently encountered in nature and are good examples of typical fluid-structure interaction problems.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 21-40 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Fluid Mechanics |
| Volume | 385 |
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| State | Published - 25 Apr 1999 |