<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents the numerical study of vibrating multiple flexibly-mounted cylinders in a triangular rod bundle. Behavioural trends of six different clusters of oscillating rods have been analysed. The influence of neighbour cylinders on the central cylinder oscillation characteristics is analysed. Finite volume solver of open source computational fluid dynamics is used to calculate the fluid flow in the channel with the cylinder array. Built-in six degree-of-freedoms solver is utilised to simulate cylinder movement. Oscillating cylinders have two degrees-of-freedom. The obtained results are compared with numerical results available in the literature.</p></abstract>

The paper presents the numerical study of vibrating multiple flexibly-mounted cylinders in a triangular rod bundle. Behavioural trends of six different clusters of oscillating rods have been analysed. The influence of neighbour cylinders on the central cylinder oscillation characteristics is analysed. Finite volume solver of open source computational fluid dynamics is used to calculate the fluid flow in the channel with the cylinder array. Built-in six degree-of-freedoms solver is utilised to simulate cylinder movement. Oscillating cylinders have two degrees-of-freedom. The obtained results are compared with numerical results available in the literature.

Numerical Study of Flow-Induced Vibrations of Multiple Flexibly-Mounted Cylinders in Triangular Array

Riga Technical University and Ventspils University College

Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences

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The paper presents the numerical study of vibrating multiple flexibly-mounted cylinders in a triangular rod bundle. Behavioural trends of six different...

Numerical Study of Flow-Induced Vibrations of Multiple Flexibly-Mounted Cylinders in Triangular Array

Published Online: Nov 30, 2018

Page range: 43 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/lpts-2018-0035

Keywords
cylinder bundle, computational fluid dynamics, flow-induced vibrations, turbulence

© 2018 S. Upnere, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Numerical Study of Flow-Induced Vibrations of Multiple Flexibly-Mounted Cylinders in Triangular Array

Published Online: Nov 30, 2018

Page range: 43 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/lpts-2018-0035

Keywordscylinder bundle, computational fluid dynamics, flow-induced vibrations, turbulence

© 2018 S. Upnere, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
cylinder bundle, computational fluid dynamics, flow-induced vibrations, turbulence