Space-time FSI modeling and dynamical analysis of ringsail parachute clusters

Kenji Takizawa*, Timothy Spielman, Tayfun E. Tezduyar

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Computer modeling of ringsail parachute clusters involves fluid-structure interaction (FSI) between the parachute canopy and the air, geometric complexities created by the construction of the parachute from "rings" and "sails" with hundreds of gaps and slits, and the contact between the parachutes. The Team for Advanced Flow Simulation and Modeling (T*AFSM) has successfully addressed the computational challenges related to the FSI and geometric complexities, and recently started addressing the challenges related to the contact between the parachutes of a cluster. This is being accomplished with the Stabilized Space-Time FSI technique, which was developed and improved over the years by the T*AFSM and serves as the core numerical technology, and the special techniques developed by the T*AFSM to deal with the geometric complexities and the contact between parachutes. We present the results obtained with the FSI computation of parachute clusters and the related dynamical analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, COUPLED PROBLEMS 2011
Pages43-54
Number of pages12
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Dec 1
Event4th International Conference on Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, COUPLED PROBLEMS 2011 - Kos, Greece
Duration: 2011 Jun 202011 Jun 22

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, COUPLED PROBLEMS 2011

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, COUPLED PROBLEMS 2011
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityKos
Period11/6/2011/6/22

Keywords

  • Contact
  • Fluid-structure interaction
  • Geometric porosity
  • Parachute clusters
  • Ringsail parachute
  • Space-time technique

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Computational Mathematics

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