An analytical investigation on nonlinear vibrations and stability of Timoshenko pipes conveying two-phase flow

Abstract

The primary objective of this study is to conduct a comprehensive investigation on the nonlinear free vibration and stability analysis of the multilayer graphene reinforced pipe conveying liquid–gas two–phase flow based on the Timoshenko beam model. The Halpin–Tsai micromechanics model is employed which provides a means to evaluate and analyze the mechanical behavior and performance of the multilayer FG reinforced pipe. According to Von–Kármán strain relations and applying the Hamilton's principle, the governing equations of motion are derived. The Galerkin technique is operated to convert the partial differential equation (PDE) to the ordinary differential equation (ODE). The homotopy analysis method is employed to solve the fourth order nonlinear differential equation. Closed–form expressions for the nth nonlinear frequency and time history as well as the critical flow velocity based on the Timoshenko theory are achieved. The results demonstrate that neglecting the effects of rotary inertia and shear deformation may cause some errors by the increment of the initial amplitude. Furthermore, the critical flow velocity, depends not only on the mechanical and geometrical properties of the pipe but also on the initial mode shape excitation. The results indicate that by the increment of flow velocity, liquid density and slenderness ratio, the nonlinear frequency decreases, on the other hand, by the increment of the initial amplitude, the nonlinear frequency increases.