Stabilization of vortices in the wake of a circular cylinder using harmonic forcing
Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article – Annual report year: 2011
We explore whether vortex flows in the wake of a fixed circular cylinder can be stabilized using harmonic forcing. We use Fo¨ppl's point vortex model augmented with a harmonic point source-sink mechanism which preserves conservation of mass and leaves the system Hamiltonian. We discover a region of Lyapunov-stable vortex motion for an appropriate selection of parameters. We identify four unique parameters that affect the stability of the vortices: the uniform flow velocity, vortex equilibrium positions, forcing amplitude, and forcing frequency. We assess the robustness of the controller using a Poincare´ section.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics) |
| Publication date | 2011 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Journal number | 6 |
| Pages | 066308 |
| ISSN | 1539-3755 |
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| State | Published |
| Citations | Web of Science® Times Cited: 1 |
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