Showing papers on "Vortex-induced vibration published in 1982"

Strouhal numbers of rectangular cylinders

Abstract: Experiments on the vortex-shedding frequencies of various rectangular cylinders were conducted in a wind tunnel and in a water tank. The results show how Strouhal number varies with a width-to-height ratio of the cylinders in the range of Reynolds number between 70 and 2 × l04. There is found to exist a certain range of Reynolds number for the cylinders with the width-to-height ratios of 2 and 3 where flow pattern abruptly changes with a sudden discontinuity in Strouhal number. The changes in flow pattern corresponding to the discontinuity of Strouhal number have been confirmed by means of measurements of velocity distribution and flow visualization. These data are compared with those of other investigators. The experimental results have been found to show a good agreement with those of numerical calculations.

Flow-Induced Vibration of Tube Arrays With Various Pitch-to-Diameter Ratios

Abstract: Tube arrays in cross flow start to vibrate abruptly when the flow reaches at a certain velocity. The threshold flow velocity depends upon the geometrical arrangement of tubes. It is very important for practical applications to understand the relations between the threshold velocity and pitch-to-diameter ratio of tube array. Unsteady fluid dynamic forces on a tube array with a pitch-to-diameter ratio of 2.0 were clarified experimentally and the characteristics of the threshold velocity were revealed by calculating the velocity with the unsteady forces. By comparing the threshold velocities of tube arrays of pitch-to-diameter ratio of 2.0 and 1.33, the characteristics of threshold velocity with respect to pitch-to-diameter ratio were clarified.

Vortex simulation of an inviscid shear layer

Abstract: The accuracy of the vortex-blob method was tested by simulating a free-shear-layer instability, Kirchhoff's elliptical vortex, and a circular vortex. The main numerical parameters in the vortex-blob method are the density of the vortices, and the distribution of vorticity within each vortex core. The growth rate of a periodic unstable mode of the shear layer was calculated numerically and compared with the exact result. The error is only a few percent for about 10 rows of vortex blobs. The error is reduced by decreasing the spacing between vortices and, correspondingly, the core size. In the simulation of the motion of the elliptical vortex, the rotation of the boundary, without change of shape, and the circular particle paths of the vortical fluid were well simulated. For the circular vortex, optimum sets of parameters were obtained by comparing them with the exact velocity. The results are consistent with convergence theories of the vortex-blob method. In particular, second-order convergence is observed with a Gaussian core from velocity calculation.

Vortex shedding mass air flow sensor with stabilized fluid flow

Abstract: A device for measuring the velocity of fluid includes a vortex generating means positioned in the fluid stream so that vortices are formed in the wake of the generating means. Plates elongated in the direction of fluid flow are positioned adjacent the vortex generating means to improve detection of the vortices by increasing the signal to noise ratio.

Dynamic analysis of marine risers with vortex excitation

Abstract: The basic equations for nonplanar transverse vibrations of marine risers are derived from the theory of elastic rods. A numerical method is developed for solution of the equations by time integration. Spatial discretization is accomplished by a hybrid finite element method. Vortex excitation is modeled by the coupled wake oscillator proposed by Iwan and Blevins. The vortex oscillator equations are integrated numerically in time along with the riser equations. By way of example, several typical riser problems are analyzed including forced vibration and vortex-induced vibration.

Hydrodynamic Loads on Flexible Marine Structures due to Vortex Shedding

Abstract: This paper makes a comparison of experimental measurements and a recently developed methodology for the prediction of the increase in the steady drag of a cylinder undergoing vortex-induced vibrations. The experimental results were obtained during the development of a means to reduce the flow-induced vibration of a cable-suspended pile of the COGNAC platform installation and agree well with the predictions made in this paper. Next, a brief consideration is made of some of the authors' experience of methods used to reduce vortex-induced vibrations, and hence stress levels. Finally, a reduction method which used an air-blowing manifold is described and results presented.

Separation Angle Effect on Vortex Shedding Frequency

Abstract: Vortex shedding frequencies were measured for a number of two-dimensional bluff bodies whose boundary layers separation angles ranged from 0°-90° to the oncoming flow. Strouhal numbers are presented as a function as Reynolds number in the range of about 350-7500. The results are summarized in a figure from which one can obtain the Strouhal number of vortex shedding for a given value of the angle of the boundary layer separation.