Multi-modal Vortex-Induced Vibrations of a vertical riser pipe subject to a uniform current profile

• Published in: European journal of mechanics, B, Fluids Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 209 - 218
• Main Authors: Willden, Richard H.J., Graham, J.Michael R.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Paris Elsevier Masson SAS 2004; Elsevier
• Subjects: Added mass; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Exact sciences and technology; Fluid dynamics; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Multi-modal vibration; Physics; Riser pipes; Rotational flow and vorticity; Separated flows; Solid mechanics; Structural and continuum mechanics; Vibration, mechanical wave, dynamic stability (aeroelasticity, vibration control...); Vibrations and mechanical waves; Vortex-Induced Vibration; Vortex-Induced Vibration; Added mass; Multi-modal vibration; Riser pipes; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Riser pipe; Vortex shedding; Computational fluid dynamics; Swirling flow; Circular cylinder; Numerical simulation; Fluid structure interaction; Oscillating cylinder

The transverse Vortex-Induced Vibrations of a long (length to diameter ratio, L/ D=1544), flexible pipe, that was subjected to a uniform current profile (Reynolds number, Re=2.84×10 5) have been simulated using a strip theory Computational Fluid Dynamics model. The pipe's mass ratio (the ratio...