calculating the torque of particle structure in am fluid flow

Jun 05, 2005 0 Replies

The structure looks like a pearl necklet with fixed joints like they are welded together. It has linear and angular velocity. many forces are acting on the structure due to the fluid stream. Now I want to calculate the torque at every joint. My Idea is:



  1. calculating the net force resulting from the forces of the stream.
  2. with this, calculate the angular acceleration at every joint.
  3. determine the inertial tensor at the joints.

--> 4. calculating the torque at every joint.



I need your help! Is this a valid possibility or am I doing nonsense? applied mechanics is not one of my best subjetcs :-)



Please answer me!



Regards, sirdom



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