Numerical analysis of fluid flow and added mass induced by vibration of structure

Abstract

The fluid flow induced by light-density, low-stiffness structures was treated as inviscid, incompressible irrotational and steady plane flow. On the basis of the dipole configuration method, a singularity distribution method of distributing sources/sinks and dipoles on interfaces of the structure and fluid was developed to solve the problem of fluid flow induced by the vibration of common structures, such as columns and columns with fins, deduce the expression of kinetic energy of the fluid flow, and obtain the added mass finally. The calculational instances with analytical solutions prove the reliability of this method.