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| Author(s): |
César Monzu Freire
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Politécnica (EP/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2015-04-02 |
| Examining board members: |
Julio Romano Meneghini;
Gustavo Roque da Silva Assi;
Ricardo Franciss;
Raul Gonzalez Lima;
Aristeu da Silveira Neto
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| Advisor: | Julio Romano Meneghini |
| Abstract | |
Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) phenomenon is a fundamental problem of Fluid Mechanics and a typical example of fluid-structure interaction. This thesis explores the VIV phenomenon for a rigid circular cylinder immersed in a uniform fluid current. The cylinder is free to oscillate in two degrees of freedom (2dof): in-line and cross flow. The thesis was structured in order to answer seven questions regarding VIV: 1) Are the phenomenon and its experimental results repetitive? 2) How do the branches transition occur? 3) What is the role played by the inertia of the oscillating structure? 4) What is the role of its stiffness? 5) Which are the most relevant natural frequencies of the structure? 6) Which are the vortex wake patterns developed in VIV 2dof? 7) What are the influences of the in-line movement to the process of vortex formation and shedding? The phenomenon is experimentally investigated using an elastic base similar to a pendulum and able to oscillate with the same moment of inertia and natural frequencies in both directions. All the experiments were conducted in a recirculating water channel facility and with several combinations of moment of inertia and stiffness of the structure. Particle image velocimetry provided visualization of different vortex wake patterns. The phenomenon is repetitive in terms of its mean amplitudes and dominant frequencies. The transitions between dfferent branches can be hysteretic or intermittent. It is shown that both the moment of inertia and the stiffness of the structure are able to change the regime of oscillations and, for some cases, suppress the in-line movement. Among the different vortex wake patterns observed, one has not been reported previously in the literature. The new wake pattern shows two large vortices with high and opposite circulations shed per cycle. The influence of the displacement in the current direction is related to two different effects: the relative velocity between the incoming flow and the structure motion, responsible for the increase in the net circulation shed in the vortex wake, and the influence of the phase angle between the displacement in the in-line and cross-flow directions, capable of changing the vortex formation process. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/00053-9 - Vortex-induced vibration with two degrees of freedom and interference effect |
| Grantee: | Cesar Monzu Freire |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct) |