Actuating traveling surface waves in elastic media

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Abstract

Recent developments from the field of fluid dynamics suggest that it is possible to significantly alter the flow characteristics using very small deformations of the boundary wall. In particular, it is believed that transverse forcing disrupts the generation and evolution of near wall instabilities located within the viscous and buffer layers. A physical realization of this flow control method requires active surfaces capable of producing prescribed surface motion. The condition of specifying surface motion falls under the dynamical control theory of program constraints, in which motion is only partly specified. For an elastic material, the basic problem is to find the material properties and external forcing required to produce the specified motion. We discuss the basic nature of this problem and present approaches to its solution.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS2008
Pages523-527
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
EventASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS2008 - Ellicott City, MD, United States
Duration: Oct 28 2008Oct 30 2008

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS2008
Volume2

Conference

ConferenceASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityEllicott City, MD
Period10/28/0810/30/08

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Building and Construction

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