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13.012 Lecture:
Separated Flows and
Vortex Induced
Vibrations
A. H. Techet
24 Oct 2002
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R = 15,000 R = 30,000
Laminar Boundary Layer Turbulent Boundary Layer
Flow separates and breaks down Flow separates further aft
To turbulence downstream of sphere And is already turbulent
downstream of sphere
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Smooth Sphere
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l
h
transition
Laminar BL Turbulent BL
Turbulent wake Turbulent wake
1.0
Rd = 300,000
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Alternately Shed Opposite
Sign Vortices
3.5*106 < Rd
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Wake Instability
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Shear layer instability causes
vortex roll-up
St=fsd/U
fs is the shedding frequency, d is diameter and U inflow speed
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• Reduced Velocity
U
Vrn =
fn D
St = 0.2
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“Lock-in”
A cylinder is said to be “locked in” when the frequency of
oscillation is equal to the frequency of vortex shedding. In this
region the largest amplitude oscillations occur.
Shedding ωv = 2π fv = 2π St (U/d)
frequency
Natural frequency ωn = m +k m
of oscillation a
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Flexible Cylinders
f,A
U
U
f,A ‘2S’ ‘2P’
Transition in Shedding
Patterns
A/d
VIV Suppression
•Helical strake
•Shroud
•Axial slats
•Streamlined fairing
•Splitter plate
•Ribboned cable
•Pivoted guiding vane
•Spoiler plates
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VIV Suppression by Helical
Strakes
Helical strakes are a
common VIV suppresion
device.
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References
• Blevins, (1990) Flow Induced Vibrations,
Krieger Publishing Co., Florida.