Piezoelectric flag flutter triggered by bluff body wake for energy harvesting at low airspeeds

Dheeraj Tripathi, Mehdi Ghommem, Abdessattar Abdelkefi, Lotfi Romdhane, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, American University of Sharjah, and Sustainable Environment Research Center , American University of Sharjah, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces

Journal of Vibration and Control

Published online on October 01, 2025

Abstract

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This study examines the potential of cylindrical bluff bodies of different shapes to enhance the energy harvesting performance of a piezoelectric flag. A thin triangular flag with a macro-fiber composites patch is placed at various positions downstream of ...