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Vortices:
A vortex is defined as the motion of multitude of fluid particles around a common center.
Types of vortices: - Forced Vortex - Free Vortex
Flow-Induced Vibration:
The vibration caused by a fluid flowing around a body is known as flow-induced vibration. In the following examples, the vibration of the system continuously extracts energy from the source, leading to larger and larger amplitudes of vibration.
Tall chimneys, Submarine periscopes, Electric transmission lines and Nuclear fuel rods are found to vibrate violently under certain conditions of fluid flow around them. Similarly, water and oil pipe lines and tubes in air compressors undergo sever vibrations under certain conditions of fluid flow through them.
In ice-covered electric transmission lines and the unstable vibration, known as flutter, of air foil sections. High frequency vibration known as singing of transmission lines occurs due to the phenomena of vortex shedding.
Experimental data show that regular vortex shedding occurs strongly in the range of Reynolds number (Re) from about 60 to 5000. Experiments shows also that the frequency of shedding is given in terms of Strouhal number (St), and this in turn is a function of the Reynolds number. Other cylindrical and two dimensional bodies can also shed vortices.