Flow-induced Vibration Response Research Articles

Effects of Angle of Attack on Flow-Induced Vibration of a D-Section Prism

The VIVACE device, which utilizes flow-induced vibration for harvesting ocean current energy, has been a research hotspot in the field of renewable energy. In this study, the flow-induced vibration characteristics and energy conversion efficiency of a D-section prism were investigated using the k-ω SST turbulence model and Newmark-β method. The vibration amplitude, frequency, equilibrium position offset, and energy conversion efficiency of the two-degree-of-freedom cylinder were systematically analyzed at seven angles of attack between 0 and 180 degrees. The Reynolds number ranged from 368 to 14,742, corresponding to equivalent speeds of 2 to 20. The results indicate that the angle of attack has a significant influence on the flow-induced vibration response of the D-section prism. As the angle of attack changes, the vibration amplitude of the cylinder continuously increases, and the cylinder sequentially enters the vortex-induced vibration, vortex-induced vibration-galloping, and fully galloping branches. The change in the angle of attack disrupts the symmetry of the cylinder’s vibration in the streamwise direction, leading to a shift in the equilibrium position of the cylinder’s vibration. When the angle of attack is 0°, the energy conversion efficiency of the column reaches a maximum of 11.75%. Additionally, at high Reynolds numbers, the vibration of the cylinder is not self-limiting, making it more advantageous for energy conversion devices compared to cylinders with circular cross-sections.

Effect of aspect ratio on flow-induced vibration of oblate spheroids and implications for energy generation

This study experimentally investigates the influence of aspect ratio on cross-flow flow-induced vibration (FIV) of elastically mounted oblate spheroids. The aspect ratio (ϵ=b/a) of an oblate spheroid, defined as the ratio of the major diameter (b) in the cross-flow direction to the minor diameter (a) in the streamwise direction, was varied between 1.00 and 3.20. The FIV response was characterized over a range of reduced velocity, 3.0⩽U∗=U/(fnwb)⩽12.0, where U is the free-stream velocity and fnw is the natural frequency of the system in quiescent water. The corresponding Reynolds number varied over the range 4730⩽Re⩽20120. It was found that in addition to the vortex-induced vibration (VIV) Mode I and Mode II responses observed for a sphere, on increasing the aspect ratio to ϵ=1.53 and 2.0, a galloping-dominated response, denoted by G-I, was encountered at high reduced velocities. With a further increase in aspect ratio to ϵ=2.50, the body vibration exhibited an additional VIV-like response (V-I) following the sequential appearance of Mode I, Mode II and G-I, with smooth transitions between these modes. In the case of the largest aspect ratio considered in the present study, ϵ=3.20, the spheroid intriguingly exhibited only a pure VIV Mode I before transitioning to a VIV-dominated mode, namely V-II. The largest vibration amplitude observed was 2.17b, occurring at the highest tested reduced velocity of U∗=12.0 for ϵ=2.5. Furthermore, the maximum time-averaged power coefficient was observed to be 0.165 for the thinnest oblate spheroid tested, ϵ=3.20, approximately 660% higher than that observed for VIV of a sphere. This shows the relevance of geometry for FIV energy harvesting from oblate spheroids. The findings highlight the distinctive nature of FIV responses of 3D oblate spheroids compared to 2D bluff bodies such as elliptical, D-section, and square cylinders.

Numerical Simulation on the Two-Degree-of-Freedom Flow-Induced Vibration of a Submerged Floating Tunnel under Current

The submerged floating tunnel (SFT) is a novel form of transportation infrastructure for crossing deeper and wider seas. One of the primary challenges in designing SFTs is understanding their hydrodynamic response to complex environmental loads. In order to investigate the two-degree-of-freedom (2-DOF) flow-induced vibration (FIV) response of SFTs under current, a two-dimensional (2D) numerical model was developed using the Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) method combined with the fourth-order Runge–Kutta method. The numerical results were validated by comparing them with the existing literature. The study then addressed the effects of coupled vibration and structural parameters, i.e., the mass ratio and natural frequency ratio, on the response and wake pattern of SFTs, numerically. The results indicated that coupled vibration had a significant impact on the SFT response at reduced velocities of Urwx ≥ 4.4. A decrease in mass ratio (m* < 1) notably amplified the 2-DOF vibration amplitudes of SFTs at Urwx ≥ 4.4, particularly for in-line vibration. Similarly, a decrease in natural frequency ratio (Rf < 1) significantly suppressed the in-line vibration of SFTs at Urwx ≥ 2.5. Therefore, for the design of SFTs, careful consideration should be given to the effect of mass ratio and natural frequency ratio on in-line vibration.

Fluid–structure–surface interaction of a flexibly mounted pitching and plunging flat plate in proximity to the free surface

This experimental study investigates the fluid–structure–surface interactions of a flexibly mounted rigid plate in axial flow, focusing on flow-induced vibration (FIV) response and vortex dynamics of the system within a reduced velocity range of $U^*=0.29\unicode{x2013}8.73$ , corresponding to a Reynolds number range of $Re=518\unicode{x2013}15\,331$ . The plate, with one and two degrees of freedom (DoFs) for pitching and plunging oscillations, is examined at various submerged heights near the free surface. Results show that the plate exhibits divergence instability at low reduced velocities in both 1DoF and 2DoF systems. As the flow velocity surpasses a critical reduced velocity, periodic limit-cycle oscillations (LCOs) occur, increasing in amplitude until a second critical reduced velocity is reached. Beyond this point, LCOs are suppressed, and the plate experiences an increased static divergence angle with further flow velocity increase. The proximity to the free surface significantly influences the FIV response, with decreasing submerged heights leading to reduced LCO amplitudes and a shift of instabilities to higher reduced velocities. Vortex dynamics are analysed using time-resolved volumetric particle tracking velocimetry and hydrogen bubble flow visualisation. The analysis reveals disruptions in the symmetric flow field near the free surface, causing elongation and fragmentation of vortices in the wake of the plate, as well as vortex coupling. Proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) identifies dominant coherent structures, including leading-edge and trailing-edge vortices, captured in the first and second paired modes. On the other hand, higher POD modes capture the interaction of vortices in the wake and near the free surface.

A deep learning approach to classifying flow-induced vibration response regimes of an elliptical cylinder

This study proposes a new approach that leverages deep learning to the study of flow-induced vibration (FIV), specifically to automate flow regime classification and to visualize the transitions between these regimes. Using previously obtained data on the amplitude response of an elastically mounted cylinder as a function of reduced velocity for a range of structural damping ratios, the time trace of the body displacement and fluid driving forces are first converted into a frequency-time representation using continuous wavelet transforms before being input to several pre-trained convolutional neural networks for feature extraction. When utilizing the outputs of each convolutional neural network for regime classification, we found that almost all the machine learning approaches had high cross-validation accuracy that was statistically insignificant from each other. The five best-performing classifiers were then used as an ensemble method, yielding a weighted accuracy of 99.1% on the test data. The FIV response regimes were further investigated by projecting the outputs of the pre-trained convolutional neural networks onto the first three modes identified with principal component analysis (PCA). The PCA plots indicated that, among all the models considered, Xception showed superior capability in delineating distinct locations for different FIV response regimes, based on the lock-in frequency and the presence of harmonics in the driving fluid forces. Moreover, the PCA plots also showed that increasing the structural damping ratio resulted in a diminished disparity in the dynamics of the identified FIV response regimes, leading to a less discernible separation between the regimes in the plots.

Flow pattern evolution and flow-induced vibration response in multiphase flow within an M-shaped subsea jumper

The subsea jumper, a crucial pipeline connector facilitating liquid transport between underwater structures, experiences dynamic alterations in flow direction, rate, and phase volumes owing to its distinctive design. These complex flow characteristics can trigger flow-induced vibrations, potentially causing fatigue damage to the jumper. This paper explores the multiphase flow patterns (oil, gas, and water) in a rigid M-shaped subsea jumper under varied mixing velocities (2–4 m/s) and different volume fractions of each phase (0.1–0.7). It analyzes the factors influencing structural vibration response. The findings reveal diverse flow patterns within the jumper, each exhibiting distinct characteristics based on flow parameters. Concurrently, spatiotemporal oscillations from fluid dynamics impact each bend. Pressure on jumper walls gradually diminishes with changing flow direction. Furthermore, the study performs structural modal and frequency domain analyses of pulsating pressure to evaluate potential resonance conditions. The results of this paper contribute to a deeper understanding of the multiphase flow characteristics in jumpers, offering valuable insights to enhance the reliability of underwater oil and gas production.

Prediction of fatigue life of geometrically deviated steam turbine blades under thermo-mechanical conditions

This study explores the intricate factors affecting the fatigue life of steam turbine blades, encompassing steam flow-induced bending, centrifugal loading, vibration response, structural mistuning, and temperature-dependent influences. By focusing on the significance of mistuned steam turbine blades with varying blade geometries due to manufacturing tolerances, this research has paramount relevance for the power generation industries. By employing finite element analysis (FEA) software, a simplified, mistuned, scaled-down steam turbine bladed disk model was developed, considering temperature-dependent material properties. Initial FEA provided insights into the vibration characteristics and steady-state stress responses, with numerical stress distributions evaluated, which were subsequently exported to Fe-Safe software for fatigue life calculations based on centrifugal and harmonic sinusoidal pressure loadings. By investigating the vibration characteristics and response to geometric blade variations, this study affirmed the reliability of the developed FEA model, with findings highlighting the pronounced sensitivity of fatigue life to blade length, width, and thickness variations, in this order. However, in order to validate the developed numerical models, analytical life cycle assessments were calculated, which exhibited a discrepancy of under 3.37%, reinforcing the applicability of the developed numerical methodology to real-world scenarios involving mistuned steam turbine blades experiencing manufacturing deviations in blade geometry.

Experimental investigation of flow-induced vibration and flow field characteristics of a flexible triangular cylinder

Flow-induced vibration (FIV) of a flexible cylinder with a triangular cross-section, allowed to oscillate in the cross-flow, inline and torsional direction, is studied experimentally through water tunnel tests. The dynamic response of the cylinder was studied for three different angles of attack ( $0^\circ, 30^\circ, 60^\circ$ ), at reduced velocities of 0.9–16.27, corresponding to Reynolds numbers of 364–3600. At the angle of attack of $0^\circ$ , vortex-induced vibration at low reduced velocity was observed, which transitioned to galloping at higher reduced velocities. At the angles of attack of $30^\circ$ and $60^\circ$ , galloping-type response was observed over the range of the reduced velocities tested. Our results show that the cylinder's torsional oscillation breaks the system's symmetry and affects the structural response at higher reduced velocities regardless of the angle of attack. The FIV response of the flexible triangular cylinder is distinct from that of a rigid flexibly mounted triangular cylinder due to torsional oscillation, spanwise flexibility and the two fixed boundary conditions limiting the amplitude of oscillation. Flow field analysis in the wake of the cylinder was done qualitatively and quantitatively using hydrogen bubble flow visualisation and time-resolved volumetric particle tracking velocimetry techniques, respectively. Our results show the existence of highly three-dimensional vortex structures in the wake of the cylinder. We studied the coupling between the vortex shedding modes in the wake of the cylinder and the structural vibration modes through the spatiotemporal mode analysis using the proper orthogonal decomposition technique to distinguish between different types of the FIV response observed.

Passive control of flow-induced vibration of a sphere using a trip wire

We experimentally investigated the potential of a trip wire as a passive control mechanism for controlling flow-induced vibration (FIV) of a three-dimensional bluff body. The effect of a surface trip wire was investigated for varying diameter ratio in the range 1.3×10−2⩽k/D⩽6.7×10−2, where k is the wire diameter and D is the sphere diameter, and trip-wire location in the range 20∘≤ϕ≤60∘, where the angle ϕ was measured from the leading stagnation point. The FIV response of the sphere is characterised for a wide range of reduced velocities 3⩽U∗⩽20, defined as U∗=U/fnwD, where U is the free stream velocity and fnw is the natural frequency of the system in water. It was found that for a fixed trip-wire diameter ratio, the vibration amplitude decreased progressively with increasing ϕ. Furthermore, the synchronisation regime became narrower, and the mode II and the plateau branches of the FIV response occurred for lower reduced velocities, compared to those for a smooth sphere. The control was highly effective for high reduced velocities (U∗>10) with a maximum reduction of up to 97.8% for ϕ=60∘. Interestingly, thicker trip wires (k/D>1.3×10−2) were effective in disrupting Mode I, but induced a galloping-like response for higher reduced velocities. Tripping proved to be an effective passive control strategy for spheres, with the optimal trip-wire size varying across Mode I to Mode III.

Flow-induced vibrations of elastically coupled tandem cylinders

We numerically study the transverse flow-induced vibration (FIV) of elastically coupled tandem cylinders at Reynolds number $100$ , using an in-house immersed boundary method-based solver in two-dimensional coordinates. While several previous studies considered tandem cylinders coupled through flow between them, a hitherto unexplored elastic coupling with fluid flow between them significantly influences FIV. We consider a wide range of gap ratio, reduced velocity, an equal mass ratio of both cylinders and zero damping. A systematic comparison between the classic elastically mounted tandem cylinders and elastically coupled cylinders is presented. The latter configuration exhibits two vibration modes, in-phase and out-of-phase, with corresponding natural frequencies approaching the Strouhal frequency of the system. We quantify variation of the following output variables with reduced velocity and gap ratios: cylinders’ displacement; fluid forces; amplitude spectral density of displacement and force signals; phase characteristics; energy harvesting potential; and discuss the wake characteristics using flow separation, pressure distribution, gap flow quantification, and dynamic mode decomposition characterization. The FIV response is classified into several regimes: initial desynchronization with and without gap vortices; final desynchronization; mixed mode; initial branch; lock-in; upper and lower branch; wake-induced vibration; galloping. We draw upon similarities of computed FIV characteristics with those of an isolated cylinder, in which the lower branch exhibits larger a amplitude than the upper branch. The elastically coupled cylinders show a galloping response similar to an isolated D-section cylinder. By invoking the elastic coupling, we demonstrate FIV suppression and augmentation for in-phase and out-of-phase systems. Our calculations show larger energy harvesting potential at reduced cost for elastically coupled cylinders.

FIV and energy harvesting using bluff body piezoelectric water energy harvester with different cross-sections

Research utilizing piezoelectric fiber composites to power network nodes or micro-sensors by capturing energy from the surrounding environment is becoming a hot spot, and the structural design to efficiently improve the performance of energy harvesting is very important. The performance of a vertical cantilever piezoelectric water energy harvester (PWEH) with three different cross-sections including circular, square and equilateral triangle, each with a mass ratio of 4.8, was investigated at Reynolds number within 770–8800. Emphasis is placed on the effects of the bluff body cross-section, load resistance, and flow velocity on the flow-induced vibration (FIV) and energy response of the vertical cantilever beam of the PWEH. Except for the decreasing amplitude in the lower branch of the circular cylinder water energy harvester (CWEH), there is no distinction in the vibration response branches compared to the classical elastically supported circular cylinder. The resistance has little effect on the vibration response, while it has a significant effect on the voltage and power response. The maximum amplitude and pendulum angle of the square cylinder water energy harvester (SWEH) are slightly larger than those of the CWEH. The maximum voltage and power are smaller for the SWEH than for the CWEH. The equilateral triangular cylinder water energy harvester (TWEH) demonstrates excellent performance. It has a maximum amplitude of 3.8 D, 3.4 times that of the CWEH. The peak pendulum angle of TWCH is 13.9°, 3.2 times that of CWEH. It has a voltage of 0.057 V at a resistance of ∞, which is 3.4 times that of CEWH. In addition, the TWCH has an output power of 0.38 nW at a resistance of 106Ω, which is 9.5 times that of the CWEH. This study suggests that the best energy efficiency of TWEH is achieved by coupling vortex-induced vibration (VIV) and galloping excitation.

The effect of structural damping on flow-induced vibration of a thin elliptical cylinder

This study experimentally investigates the influence of structural damping on the transverse flow-induced vibration (FIV) of an elastically mounted thin elliptical cylinder. The cylinder tested has an elliptical ratio of $\varepsilon = b/a = 5$ , where $a$ and $b$ are the streamwise and cross-flow dimensions, respectively, and a mass ratio (i.e. the total oscillating mass/the displaced fluid mass) of $17.4$ . The FIV response was characterised over a reduced velocity range of $2.30 \leq U^* = U/(\,{{f_{{nw}}}} b) \leq 10.00$ (corresponding to a Reynolds number range of $300 \leq \textit {Re} =(U b)/\nu \leq 1300$ ) and a structural damping ratio range of $3.62\times 10^{-3}\leq \zeta \leq 1.87\times 10^{-1}$ . Here, $U$ is the free stream velocity, ${{f_{{nw}}}}$ is the natural frequency of the system in quiescent fluid (water) and $\nu$ is the kinematic viscosity of the fluid. The FIV response was characterised by four wake–body synchronisation regimes (defined as the matching of the dominant fluid forcing and oscillation frequencies, and labelled regime I, regime II, regime III and the hyper branch) and a desynchronisation region, with the hyper branch representing a high amplitude regime not observed for a circular cylinder. Interestingly, the major vortex shedding mode was predominately two single opposite-signed vortices shed per body vibration cycle. Moreover, hydrogen-bubble-based flow visualisations revealed a secondary vortex street forming in the elongated shear layers associated with largest-scale vibration amplitudes ( $A^* = A/b$ up to $7.7$ ) in the hyper branch and regime II. As the structural damping ratio was increased beyond $1.92 \times 10^{-2}$ , the hyper branch was found to be suppressed. The results have potential ramifications for the efficient extraction of energy from free-flowing water sources, which has become increasingly topical over the last decade.

Experimental Study on the Effect of the Angle of Attack on the Flow-Induced Vibration of a Harbor Seal’s Whisker

A harbor seal’s whisker is able to sense the trailing vortices of marine organisms due to its unique three-dimensional wavy shape, which suppresses the vibrations caused by its own vortex-shedding, while exciting large-amplitude and synchronized vibrations in a wake flow. This provides insight into the development of whisker-inspired sensors, which have broad applications in the fields of ocean exploration and marine surveys. However, the harbor seal’s whisker may lose its vibration suppression ability when the angle of attack (AoA) of the incoming flow is large. In order to explore the flow-induced vibration (FIV) features of a harbor seal’s whisker at various angles of attack (θ=0–90∘), this study experimentally investigates the effect of AoA on the vibration response of a whisker model in a wide range of reduced velocities (Ur = 3–32.2) and the Reynolds number, Re = 400–7000, in a circulating water flume. Meanwhile, for the sake of comparison, the FIV response of an elliptical cylinder with the same equivalent diameters is also presented. The results indicate that an increase in AoA enhances the vibration amplitude and expands the lock-in range for both the whisker model and the elliptical cylinder. The whisker model effectively suppresses vibration responses at θ=0∘ due to its unique three-dimensional wavy shape. However, when θ≥30∘, the wavy surface structure gradually loses its suppression ability, resulting in large-amplitude vibration responses similar to those of the elliptical cylinder. For θ = 30∘ and 45∘, the vibration responses of the whisker model and the elliptical cylinder undergo three vibration regimes, i.e., vortex-induced vibration, transition response, and turbulent-induced vibration, with the increasing Ur. However, at θ = 60∘ and 90∘, the vortex-shedding gradually controls the FIV response, and only the vortex-induced vibration is observed.

Simulation study on the flow-induced vibration and noise in marine centrifugal pumps

Due to the three-dimensional non-axisymmetric shape of the volute, its interaction with the impeller increases the internal flow field complexity and instability of the marine centrifugal pump, representing the main reason for pump body vibration and hydraulic noise. First, the basic principle of fluid machinery noise calculation was explained based on the Lighthill acoustic analogy method and Curle’s theory. Then, the fluid pressure pulsation and flow characteristics of centrifugal pumps were analyzed using the Fluent software, after which the Actran software was used to examine the flow-induced vibration noise properties. The results showed that the clearance size significantly impacted the pump head, while the peak value of the flow-induced vibration response was mainly twice the blade frequency. Although a larger ring clearance increased the structural vibration, it had little impact on the sound pressure level changes in the external sound field. The results provided a new method for the structural optimization and low-noise design of marine centrifugal pumps.

Performance enhancement of the wavy cylinder-based piezoelectric wind energy harvester with different wave-shaped attachments

The vortex-induced vibration (VIV)-based piezoelectric wind energy harvester (PWEH) has a small working bandwidth and poor wind energy harvesting performance. In order to improve the output power of the PWEH and achieve sustainable power supply for microelectronic products, this study proposes a novel wavy cylinder-based PWEH with two wavy attachment rods attached to the surface of the wavy cylinder, the mathematical model of PWEH is developed. The flow-induced vibration (FIV) response mechanism and the energy harvesting characteristics of the wavy cylinder-based PWEH are numerically explored. The wavy cylinder with wavy-shaped attachments produces a three-dimensional shear layer that can increase the wavy cylinder’s aeroelastic instability range and realize the synergistic effects of VIV and galloping, which increases the wave cylinder’s vibrational amplitude and lowers the galloping critical wind speed. Compared with the typical VIV-PWEH, the novel wind energy harvester can work outside the VIV lock-in range, and its output power and voltage rise as wind speed does. The wavy attachment rods with triangular cross section have greater advantages than other rods, its output power is 6.13 mW at a wind speed of 5.7 m/s and load resistance of 100 KΩ, compared with the circular cylinder PWEH, the average power increases by approximately 166%. The study’s findings can theoretically promote the enhancement of PWEH’s energy harvesting efficiency.

Flow-Induced Vibration of a Reversed U-Shaped Jumper Conveying Oil-Gas Two-Phase Flow

Subsea jumpers connecting the underwater wellhead and nearby manifold commonly undergo flow-induced vibration (FIV) due to the spatially frequent alteration in the flow direction, velocity, pressure and phase volume fraction of the oil–gas two-phase flow, potentially leading to fatigue damage. This paper reports the numerical results of the FIV of a reversed U-shaped jumper excited by gas–liquid two-phase flow, which evolves from the initial slug flow with a fixed gas–liquid ratio of 1:2 when transporting through the jumper. The FIV response and flow pattern evolution are examined with a gas flow rate of Qg = 4–12 kg/s and a liquid flow rate of QL = 96–288 kg/s. When the gas–liquid flow passes through the jumper, the flow regime subsequently presents the slug flow, bubble flow, churn flow and imperfect annular flow. The out-of-plane response frequency coincides with the pressure fluctuation frequency for the four connecting bends, suggesting the fluid–structure interaction (FSI). Nevertheless, the vibration displacement is limited with the maximum value less than 0.0014D (where D is the jumper diameter) in the present considered flow rate range.

Numerical investigation on flow-induced vibration response of the cylinder inspired by the honeycomb

The honeycomb-shaped structure has been proved to have good mechanical properties, and is it possible combining its good mechanical properties together with its flow characteristics? This will determine whether the honeycomb-shaped cylinder can be further extended to the practical application in ocean engineering or wind engineering. Therefore, the flow-induced vibration (FIV) responses of the three-dimensional cylinders inspired by the honeycomb are numerically investigated. Three different structures are considered, including the smooth cylinder (P0), the P60 cylinder corresponds to the direct impingement of the freestream on the saddle point, and the P30 cylinder corresponds to the vertical impingement of the freestream on the one edge of the structural element. The Reynolds number ranges of the simulations are 0.8 × 104 ≤ Re ≤ 8.0 × 104. Compared with the maximum cross-flow amplitude of P0, it is reduced by 59.33% for P60. The maximum mean-drag coefficients of P60 and P30 are about 1.85 and 2.10, which are reduced by about 38.33% and 30% compared with that of P0. The slope (β) of the actual lift coefficient (CT(t)) and the actual angle of attack (α(t)) is defined. For P60, β is greater than 0, so galloping doesn't occur. However, as for sample P30, β is less than 0 and thus galloping happens in the high reduced velocity range. Especially, the maximum in-line amplitude ratio reaches 0.6 when Ur = 20 for P30. Due to the existence of two boundary-layer separation points and the concave structure, the flow of P60 is weakened, so that the FIV response of P60 is suppressed. The flow separation and the flow reattachment are the fundamental causes of galloping response for P30. The critical angle of attack (θ) at which galloping response occurs is 40° for the honeycomb-shaped cylinder. When θ ≥ 40, β ≥ 0, the large-amplitude motion will not occur in the high reduced velocity range. When θ < 40, β < 0, and the negative damping phenomenon is observed and the galloping occurs.

Theoretical analysis and simulation calculation of hydrodynamic pressure pulsation effect and flow induced vibration response of radial gate structure

This work aims to explore the characteristics of stochastic fluctuant water pressure acted on the surface of large radial gate, and to investigate the flow-induced vibration response of the whole radial gate structure. The finite element calculation model structure of the radial gate is established by taking a large-scale radial gate as prototype to discuss the hydrodynamic pressure acting on the gate leaf with different opening, analyze the dynamic pressure time curves, and achieve the flow-induced vibration response by deeming hydrodynamic pressure as dynamic load. When taking 10% opening of the radial gate, the results indicate that the hydrodynamic pressure distributed on the arc surface of the radial gate changes with the flow conditions, with the maximum pressure occurred at the center of the lower edge of the gate leaf. One point in the time history curve of fluctuating water pressure can be taken as the dynamic load for the flow-induced vibration analysis. The flow-induced vibration responses at the monitoring point of the radial gate structure show periodic changes in the X, Y, and Z directions. The finite element simulation results agree well with the theoretical calculation results, so reference can be provided for the hydrodynamic pressure testing and the flow-induced vibration response calculations.

FIV of tandem unequal-diameter flexible cylinders at different gap ratios

Studies on the flow-induced vibration (FIV) of tandem unequal-diameter flexible cylinders in a broad gap ratio range are scarce. To reveal the effect of the gap ratio on and characterize the evolution features of the cylinder FIV with hydrodynamic interference, this paper experimentally investigates the FIV of two tandem flexible cylinders with unequal diameters at different gap ratios. Both cross-flow and in-line vibrations of the cylinders are permitted. Five gap ratios (i.e., T/d = 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12) are tested with the diameter ratio (d/D) set to be 0.5, where T is the center-to-center distance, d and D are the diameters of the upstream cylinder (UC) and downstream cylinder (DC), respectively. The effective cylinder length is 2.7 m, of which 1.2 m is submerged in water, and the aspect ratios of the UC and DC are 84.375 and 168.750, respectively. Based on the strains measured by the fiber bragg grating (FBG) sensors and the modal decomposition theory, detailed analyses of the displacement and frequency response are conducted. The FIV response of the UC resembles the vortex-induced vibration (VIV), whereas the DC undergoes wake-induced vibration (WIV). Increasing the gap ratio decreases the displacement amplitude of the DC but hardly affects the dominant frequency response. This study identifies three response regions (i.e., the VIV region, the transition region, and the WIV region) for the FIV response of the DC. The dual-cylinder interaction and dual-cylinder competition induce a coupled multi-physical vibration morphology of the cylinder. The “displacement-frequency co-variation” phenomenon of the DC and the “double-frequency lock-in” phenomenon of the UC are observed in the WIV region.

Modelling of Flow-Induced Vibration of Bluff Bodies: A Comprehensive Survey and Future Prospects

A comprehensive review of modelling techniques for the flow-induced vibration (FIV) of bluff bodies is presented. This phenomenology involves bidirectional fluid–structure interaction (FSI) coupled with non-linear dynamics. In addition to experimental investigations of this phenomenon in wind tunnels and water channels, a number of modelling methodologies have become important in the study of various aspects of the FIV response of bluff bodies. This paper reviews three different approaches for the modelling of FIV phenomenology. Firstly, we consider the mathematical (semi-analytical) modelling of various types of FIV responses: namely, vortex-induced vibration (VIV), galloping, and combined VIV-galloping. Secondly, the conventional numerical modelling of FIV phenomenology involving various computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methodologies is described, namely: direct numerical simulation (DNS), large-eddy simulation (LES), detached-eddy simulation (DES), and Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) modelling. Emergent machine learning (ML) approaches based on the data-driven methods to model FIV phenomenology are also reviewed (e.g., reduced-order modelling and application of deep neural networks). Following on from this survey of different modelling approaches to address the FIV problem, the application of these approaches to a fluid energy harvesting problem is described in order to highlight these various modelling techniques for the prediction of FIV phenomenon for this problem. Finally, the critical challenges and future directions for conventional and data-driven approaches are discussed. So, in summary, we review the key prevailing trends in the modelling and prediction of the full spectrum of FIV phenomena (e.g., VIV, galloping, VIV-galloping), provide a discussion of the current state of the field, present the current capabilities and limitations and recommend future work to address these limitations (knowledge gaps).