Oscillations of Continuous Elastic Cylindrical Structures in Cross-Flow
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Abstract
The principal objective of this work is to model two-degree-of-freedom vortex-excitedoscillations of a vertical cantilevered circular structure in a steady incompressible flow. Wewill develop a fundamental understanding of the dynamic behavior of vertical cantileveredstructures as a class of less studied structures in cross-flow, and illuminate some aspects ofthe fluid-structure oscillator problem. The structure will not be limited to oscillate in onedirection, single-degree-of-freedom oscillations, but will be allowed to vibrate in both thestreamwise and transverse directions, two-degree-of-freedom oscillations.When placed in a fluid flow, structures force the flow to separate and typically shedvortices in an alternate manner, which results in an oscillating force on the structure.A net oscillating force normally results in vibrations of the structure, which are calledvortex-induced vibrations (VIV). VIV are encountered in numerous engineering disciplines,such as offshore engineering (VIV of risers), wind engineering (VIV of meteorologicaltowers), and nuclear engineering (VIV of tubes and cylinder arrays).Systematically examining the free and forced vibrations of a vertical cantilevered beam, theeffects of gravity on the natural frequencies are explored before adding the lateral force due tovortex shedding to the governing equations of motion. Characteristic equations are derivedand appropriate methods are proposed to solve them. Discretized equations of motion aredeveloped by implementing a finite element method; element stiffness, mass, and dampingmatrices for a fixed and linearly varying axial load are computed. Available analytical andnumerical methods for studying forced oscillations of the beam under fluid-induced forcesare discussed. Research highlights and an estimated timeline are presented at the end of theproposal.
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