Molecular motors and cytoskeletal filaments work collectively most of the time under opposing forces. This opposing force may be due to cargo carried by motors or resistance coming from the cell membrane pressing against the cytoskeletal filaments. Some recent studies have shown that the collective maximum force (stall force) generated by multiple cytoskeletal filaments or molecular motors may ...

Considering the dynamic stall effects in engineering calculations is essential for correcting aerodynamic loads acting on wind turbines, both during power production and stand-still cases, impacts significantly turbine aeroelastic stability. The employed model needs to be accurate robust a wide range of airfoils angle attack. present studies are intended demonstrate performance recently impleme...

Dynamic stall on airfoils negatively impacts their aerodynamic performance and can lead to structural damage. Accurate prediction modelling of the dynamic loads are crucial for a more robust design wings blades that operate under unsteady conditions susceptible widening range operation these lifting surfaces. Many models rely empirical parameters need be obtained from experimental or numerical ...

The blades of wind turbines are the most important parts in producing power output. In this study, a section of a 660 KW wind turbine blade will be installed in Iran in near future was tested in a wind tunnel. In addition to steady tests, various unsteady tests including the effects of reduced frequency, mean angle of attack, and amplitudes were carried out. The preliminary results show strong ...

This thesis investigates the hydrodynamic effects of biologically-inspired leading-edge tubercles. Two complementary studies examine the performance of three-dimensional hydrofoils based on the pectoral flippers of the Humpback Whale (novangilae megaptera). The first study uses a static foil, with application to conventional control surfaces– such as rudders or dive planes–found on marine vehic...

This tutorial explains the surge phenomenon as well as the precursors of surge and the damage that surge can cause to the equipment. Then, methods to keep the compressor system from surge, i.e., modern surge control systems, are discussed. This includes the necessary instruments, algorithms used, as well as the piping layout required. Sizing considerations for valves and other system components...

The design of wind turbines requires a deep insight into their complex aerodynamics, such as dynamic stall single airfoil and flow vortices. calculation the aerodynamic forces on turbine blade at different angles attack (AOAs) is fundamental task in blades. accurate efficient (lift drag) prediction an are challenging tasks. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) able to provide better understanding...

In this study, an unsteady aerodynamic simulation is performed to realize the influences of platform surge motion on the aerodynamic performance of a high capacity offshore floating wind turbine. A dynamic model with pitch angle control system is utilized to propose a more realistic model of wind turbine and also achieve the rated condition of the rotor. The transient effect of platform surge m...

This paper provides 2D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) investigations, using OpenFOAM package, of the unsteady separated fully turbulent flows past a NACA 0015 airfoil undergoing sinusoidal pitching motion about its quarter-chord axis in deep stall regime at reduced frequency 0.1, free stream Mach number 0.278, and Reynolds number, based on chord length, , . First, eighteen steady-state comp...

A space-time discontinuous Galerkin finite element method for the compressible Navier-Stokes equations is presented. We explain the space-time setting, derive the weak formulation and discuss our choices for the numerical fluxes. The resulting numerical method allows local grid adaptation as well as moving and deforming boundaries, which we illustrate by computing the flow around a 3D delta win...