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How rapidly oscillating collapsible tubes extract energy from a viscous mean flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2008

MATTHIAS HEIL  and
SARAH L. WATERS
MATTHIAS HEIL
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
SARAH L. WATERS
Affiliation:
Division of Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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Abstract

We present a combined theoretical and computational analysis of three-dimensional unsteady finite-Reynolds-number flows in collapsible tubes whose walls perform prescribed high-frequency oscillations which resemble those typically observed in experiments with a Starling resistor. Following an analysis of the flow fields, we investigate the system's overall energy budget and establish the critical Reynolds number, Recrit, at which the wall begins to extract energy from the flow. We conjecture that Recrit corresponds to the Reynolds number beyond which collapsible tubes are capable of performing sustained self-excited oscillations. Our computations suggest a simple functional relationship between Recrit and the system parameters, and we present a scaling argument to explain this observation. Finally, we demonstrate that, within the framework of the instability mechanism analysed here, self-excited oscillations of collapsible tubes are much more likely to develop from steady-state configurations in which the tube is buckled non-axisymmetrically, rather than from axisymmetric steady states, which is in agreement with experimental observations.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 601 , 25 April 2008 , pp. 199 - 227
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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