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Manipulating Shedding Vortices Guided by Harmonic Resolvent Analysis — NSF Award to Syracuse University (NY, $251,787)

Swirling flow patterns known as vortices arise whenever air or water moves past structures such as bridges, aircraft wings, buildings, and underwater vehicles. While these motions can sometimes be useful, for example by improving mixing or ventilation, they often create serious challenges. Vortices can increase drag on

Award titleManipulating Shedding Vortices Guided by Harmonic Resolvent Analysis
Award ID2534846
AwardeeSyracuse University
CitySYRACUSE
StateNY
Amount obligated$251,787
Principal investigatorYiyang Sun
ProgramFD-Fluid Dynamics
Start date02/01/2026
AbstractSwirling flow patterns known as vortices arise whenever air or water moves past structures such as bridges, aircraft wings, buildings, and underwater vehicles. While these motions can sometimes be useful, for example by improving mixing or ventilation, they often create serious challenges. Vortices can increase drag on vehicles, generate loud noise, and cause damaging vibrations that shorten the lifespan of infrastructure. Being able to anticipate and precisely control these swirling motions wou
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