Passive Vibration Reduction in Circular Cylinders: The Role of Slits

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Abstract

This work investigates a passive flow control method to mitigate vortex-induced vibration (VIV) by introducing a slit into a circular structure. The impact of varying slit sizes on the behaviour of a cylinder subjected to VIV is investigated across different reduced velocities (Ur) at a Reynolds number (Re) of 100. The size of the slit (S/D) is adjusted from 0 (without slit) to 0.1 & 0.2, where S corresponds to the width of slit & D the cylinder diameter. The mass and damping ratios are fixed at m* = 10 and ζ = 0.005, respectively, while Ur is varied from 2 to 10. The numerical analysis is conducted using Ansys/Fluent, incorporating mesh motion to consider cylinder vibration. The outcomes are presented in terms of vibration amplitude & frequency, drag & lift coefficients, Strouhal number, and vorticity contours. The findings suggest that the slit reduces lift and drag coefficients, effectively suppressing VIV. Examining maximum vibration amplitude, a 10% slit results in a 5.16% decrease, whereas a 20% slit leads to a substantial 34.27% reduction compared to a solid cylinder.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 9th World Congress on Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer, MHMT 2024
EditorsLixin Cheng, Tassos G. Karayiannis, Sohel Murshed
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event9th World Congress on Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer, MHMT 2024 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 11 Apr 202413 Apr 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of the World Congress on Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer
ISSN (Electronic)2371-5316

Conference

Conference9th World Congress on Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer, MHMT 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period11/04/2413/04/24

Keywords

  • Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
  • Elastically mounted cylinder
  • Lift & Drag
  • Passive flow control
  • Slit effect
  • Vortex-induced vibrations

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