Three-dimensional numerical simulations of circular cylinders undergoing two degree-of-freedom vortex-induced vibrations Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • In an effort to gain a better understanding of the VIV phenomena, we present three-dimensional numerical simulations of VIV of circular cylinders. We consider operating conditions that correspond to high Reynolds number flow, low structural damping, and allow for two-degree of freedom motion. The numerical implementation makes use of overset (Chimera) grids, in a multiple block environment where the workload associated with the blocks is distributed among multiple processors working in parallel. The three-dimensional grids around the cylinder are allowed to undergo arbitrary motions with respect to fixed background grids, eliminating the need for tedious grid regeneration at every time step.

name of conference

  • Volume 4: Terry Jones Pipeline Technology; Ocean Space Utilization; CFD and VIV Symposium

published proceedings

  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE 25TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OFFSHORE MECHANICS AND ARCTIC ENGINEERING, VOL 4

author list (cited authors)

  • Pontaza, J. P., & Chen, H.

citation count

  • 3

complete list of authors

  • Pontaza, Juan P||Chen, Hamn-Ching

publication date

  • January 2006