75th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics (November 20, 2022 — November 22, 2022)

V0073: Walking in the wake

Authors

• Pieter Boersma, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
• Adrian Carleton, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
• Fey Thurber, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Architecture
• Cami Quinteros, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Architecture
• Erica DeWitt, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Architecture
• Pari Riahi, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Architecture
• Yahya Modarres-Sadeghi, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/APS.DFD.2022.GFM.V0073

This project investigates processes of visualizing a natural phenomenon in Fluid Dynamics, Vortex Induced Vibrations, through a collaboration between fluid dynamicists and architects. Our drawings, models, and artifacts capture ways in which a phenomenon can be studied, interpreted, and understood. Starting with a series of fluid mechanic experiments, which were used to produce architectural drawings, the project evolves into an augmented investigation that shed light on the scientific finding, while also proliferating to offer formal and spatial possibilities for architecture.