Experiments have been carried out on two-dimensional devices fitted to a rigid length of circular cylinder to investigate the efficiency of pivoting parallel plates as wake-induced vibration suppressors. Measurements are presented for a circular cylinder with low mass and damping which is free to respond in the cross-flow direction. It is shown how VIV and WIV can be practically eliminated by using free to rotate parallel plates on a pair of tandem cylinders. Unlike helical strakes, the device achieves VIV suppression with 33% drag reduction when compare to a pair of fixed tandem cylinders at the same Reynolds number. These results prove that suppressors based on parallel plates have great potential to suppress VIV and WIV of offshore structures with considerable drag reduction.
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ASME 2009 28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering
May 31–June 5, 2009
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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- Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-4345-1
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VIV and WIV Suppression With Parallel Control Plates on a Pair of Circular Cylinders in Tandem
Gustavo R. S. Assi,
Gustavo R. S. Assi
Imperial College, London, UK
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Peter W. Bearman
Peter W. Bearman
Imperial College, London, UK
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Gustavo R. S. Assi
Imperial College, London, UK
Peter W. Bearman
Imperial College, London, UK
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OMAE2009-79081, pp. 263-268; 6 pages
Published Online:
February 16, 2010
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Assi, GRS, & Bearman, PW. "VIV and WIV Suppression With Parallel Control Plates on a Pair of Circular Cylinders in Tandem." Proceedings of the ASME 2009 28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. Volume 5: Polar and Arctic Sciences and Technology; CFD and VIV. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. May 31–June 5, 2009. pp. 263-268. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2009-79081
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