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Numerical simulation of fluid-structure interaction in the opening process of conical parachute

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2016

Y. Cao,
Z. Wu,
Q. Song and
J. Sheridan
Y. Cao
Affiliation:
yihuacs@yahoo.com.cnInstitute of Aircraft Design, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, China
Z. Wu
Affiliation:
yihuacs@yahoo.com.cnInstitute of Aircraft Design, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, China
Q. Song
Affiliation:
yihuacs@yahoo.com.cnInstitute of Aircraft Design, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, China
J. Sheridan
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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According to multi-node model, the dynamics equations of conical parachute system for simulating shape deformation process of the flexible canopy in the opening process were established. With the combination of dynamics equations code and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, the fluid-structure interaction investigation of the conical parachute was carried out. Also the change of parachute shape and flow field, inflation time, the rate of descent, the distance of descent, and other relevant data were achieved. This paper has focused on analysing vortex structure of the flow field in the opening process of conical parachute, and laid the foundation for studying mechanics mechanism of flow field variation of conical parachute in future.

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Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 113 , Issue 1141 , March 2009, pp. 165 - 175
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 2009 

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