Journal
OCEAN ENGINEERING
Volume 284, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.115284
Keywords
Round-ended cylinder; Hydrodynamic characteristics; Vortex-induced vibration; Vortex structure
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This paper numerically investigates the two-degree-of-freedom VIV response of a round-ended cylinder, comparing with a circular cylinder of the same mass-damping ratio. The results indicate that the development and separation of boundary layers determine the appearance of the minimum pressure coefficient, the vortex shedding mode, and the characteristic sizes of wake structure. The reattachment and second separation of boundary layers in the round-ended cylinder contribute to a much downstream final separation point as compared to the circular cylinder.
A round-ended section possesses the advantages of both circular and square sections, i.e. a large span and smooth transition at both ends. Therefore, the two-degree-of-freedom VIV response of a round-ended cylinder is numerically investigated in this paper in the reduced velocity (Ur) range of 2-16, comparing with the response of a circular cylinder of the same mass-damping ratio. The numerical results indicate that the development and separation of boundary layers determine the appearance of the minimum pressure coefficient, the vortex shedding mode and the characteristic sizes of wake structure. The reattachment and second separation of boundary layers are observed in the round-ended cylinder when Ur & GE; 6, contributing to a much downstream final separation point as compared to the circular cylinder. Both the hydrodynamic forces and the VIV response are closely associated with the vortex shedding mode, which is further illustrated by the variations of the added mass coefficient, the phase difference and the transferred energy coefficient. The turning points of the curves of hy-drodynamic coefficients and response amplitudes correspond to the transition of vortex shedding mode as well as the switching of VIV branch. Compared to the circular cylinder, the oscillation of the round-ended cylinder presents an elongated lower branch and much smaller vibration amplitudes.
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