Large-Eddy Simulations of Turbulence-induced Vibration in Annular Flow

Jeroen De Ridder, Joris Degroote, Jan Vierendeels, Katrien Van Tichelen, Paul Schuurmans, Steven Keijers

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Abstract

This paper investigates the turbulence-induced vibration of a circular beam in annular pipe flow. Vibrations induced by turbulence are one of the causes of fatigue and fretting wear in process environments. Although the small-scale vibrations are normally not leading to immediate failure of structural components, they typically result in long term damage. To predict the amplitude of these subcritical vibrations, current methods require an accurate description of the incident pressure field. However, measurements of cross-spectral pressure fields in annular geometries are rare. Models to describe the pressure field have a tendency to provide only descriptive information, after a series of experiments have been performed. Therefore this paper aims to predict the pressure field numerically, by means of wall-resolved large-eddy simulations. In order to validate this approach the flow field of an experiment available in literature is computed. In the conditions simulated, water is flowing at 10 m/s in an annulus with a hydraulic diameter of 1.27cm. Pressure correlations obtained from the computations are compared to descriptive models such as the Corcos and Chase models. The numerical power spectra are also compared to experimental spectra.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings ASME 2014 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference ; Volume 4: Fluid-Structure Interaction
Place of PublicationUnited States
Volume4
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Jul 2014
Event2014 - ASME - Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference - Anaheim
Duration: 20 Jul 201424 Jul 2014

Publication series

NameASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference

Conference

Conference2014 - ASME - Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim
Period2014-07-202014-07-24

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