Fluid-structure interaction of bio-inspired flexible slender structures: a review of selected topics

Chenglei Wang; Hui Tang; Xing Zhang

doi:10.1088/1748-3190/ac68ba

Fluid-structure interaction of bio-inspired flexible slender structures: a review of selected topics

Chenglei Wang
, Hui Tang
, Xing Zhang

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Abstract

Flexible slender structures are ubiquitous in biological systems and engineering applications. Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) plays a key role in the dynamics of such structures immersed in fluids. Here, we survey recent studies on highly simplified bio-inspired models (either mathematical or mechanical) that aim to revealthe flow physics associated with FSI. Various models from different sources of biological inspiration are included, namely flexible flapping foil inspired by fish and insects, deformable membrane inspired by jellyfish and cephalopods, beating filaments inspired by flagella and cilia of microorganisms, and flexible wall-mounted filaments inspired by terrestrial and aquatic plants. Suggestions on directions for future research are also provided.

Original language	English
Article number	041002
Journal	Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Volume	17
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ac68ba
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2022

Keywords

ciliary propulsion
energy harvesting
flapping foil
flexibility
fluid-structure interaction
jellyfish swimming
plant motion in fluid

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biotechnology
Biophysics
Biochemistry
Molecular Medicine
Engineering (miscellaneous)

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