Nonlinear free vibration of spinning cylindrical shells with arbitrary boundary conditions

The aim of the present study is to investigate the nonlinear free vibration of spinning cylindrical shells under spinning and arbitrary boundary conditions. Artificial springs are used to simulate arbitrary boundary conditions. Sanders' shell theory is employed, and von Kármán nonlinear terms are considered in the theoretical modeling. By using Chebyshev polynomials as admissible functions, motion equations are derived with the Ritz method. Then, a direct iteration method is used to obtain the nonlinear vibration frequencies. The effects of the circumferential wave number, the boundary spring stiffness, and the spinning speed on the nonlinear vibration characteristics of the shells are highlighted. It is found that there exist sensitive intervals for the boundary spring stiffness, which makes the variation of the nonlinear frequency ratio more evident. The decline of the frequency ratio caused by the spinning speed is more significant for the higher vibration amplitude and the smaller boundary spring stiffness.     

Effect of geometric imperfections on non-linear stability of circular cylindrical shells conveying fluid

Circular cylindrical shells conveying incompressible flow are addressed in this study; they lose stability by divergence when the flow velocity reaches a critical value. The divergence is strongly subcritical, becoming supercritical for larger amplitudes. Therefore the shell, if perturbed from the initial configuration, has severe deformations causing failure much before the critical velocity predicted by the linear threshold. Both Donnell's non-linear theory retaining in-plane displacements and the Sanders-Koiter non-linear theory are used for the shell. The fluid is modelled by potential flow theory but the effect of steady viscous forces is taken into account. Geometric imperfections are introduced and fully studied. Non-classical boundary conditions are used to simulate the conditions of experimental tests in a water tunnel. Comparison of numerical and experimental results is performed.     

On the analyses of vibration and stability for orthotropic circular cylindrical shells conveying fluid

Based on flügge's thin orthotropic shell equations and a linear potential flow theory, buckling instability and flutter-type instability of orthotropic circular cylindrical shells conveying fluid are studied. By means of the expansion in beam-mode functions and Galerkin's method they can be reduced to solving a generalized complex eigenvalue problem. In calculating the generalized forces defined as Eq. (23), a direct numerical integration technique, which has proven to be more efficient than others, is used. For clamped-clamped orthotropic shells several numerical examples show that the effects of axial elastic modulus on the dynamic behaviors are quite different from those of circumferential elastic modulus.     

Mesh adaptation framework for embedded boundary methods for computational fluid dynamics and fluid-structure interaction

Embedded Boundary Methods (EBMs) are often preferred for the solution of Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) problems because they are reliable for large structural motions/deformations and topological changes. For viscous flow problems, however, they do not track the boundary layers that form around embedded obstacles and therefore do not maintain them resolved. Hence, an Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) framework for EBMs is proposed in this paper. It is based on computing the distance from an edge of the embedding computational fluid dynamics mesh to the nearest embedded discrete surface and on satisfying the y⁺ requirements. It is also equipped with a Hessian-based criterion for resolving flow features such as shocks, vortices, and wakes and with load balancing for achieving parallel efficiency. It performs mesh refinement using a parallel version of the newest vertex bisection method to maintain mesh conformity. Hence, while it is sufficiently comprehensive to support many discretization methods, it is particularly attractive for vertex-centered finite volume schemes where dual cells tend to complicate the mesh adaptation process. Using the EBM known as FIVER, this AMR framework is verified for several academic FSI problems. Its potential for realistic FSI applications is also demonstrated with the simulation of a challenging supersonic parachute inflation dynamics problem.     

Swelling effect on the dynamic behaviour of composite cylindrical shells conveying fluid

This paper presents a semi‐analytical investigation of a fluid–structure system. Both isotropic and composite cylindrical shells filled with or subjected to a flowing fluid have been considered in this study. The structure may be uniform or non‐uniform in the circumferential direction. The hybrid finite element approach, shearable shell theory and velocity potential flow theory have been combined to establish the dynamic equations of the coupled system. The set of matrices describing their relative contributions to equilibrium is determined by exact analytical integration of the equilibrium equations. The linear potential flow theory is applied to describe the fluid effects that lead to the inertial, centrifugal and Coriolis forces. The axisymmetric, beam‐like and shell modes of vibrations in both cases of uniform and non‐uniform cylindrical shells are investigated. Fluid elastic stability of a structure subjected to a flowing fluid is also studied. This theory yields the high and the low eigenvalues and eigenmodes with comparably high accuracy. Reasonable agreement is found with other theories and experiments. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Building generalized open boundary conditions for fluid dynamics problems

This paper deals with the design of an efficient open boundary condition (OBC) for fluid dynamics problems. Such problematics arise, for instance, when one solves a local model on a fine grid that is nested in a coarser one of greater extent. Usually, the local solution U^loc is computed from the coarse solution U^ext, thanks to an OBC formulated as , where B_h and B_H are discretizations of the same differential operator (B_h being defined on the fine grid and B_H on the coarse grid). In this paper, we show that such an OBC cannot lead to the exact solution, and we propose a generalized formulation , where g is a correction term. When B_h and B_H are discretizations of a transparent operator, g can be computed analytically, at least for simple equations. Otherwise, we propose to approximate g by a Richardson extrapolation procedure. Numerical test cases on a 1D Laplace equation and on a 1D shallow water system illustrate the improved efficiency of such a generalized OBC compared with usual ones. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Geometrically nonlinear vibration of laminated composite cylindrical thin shells with non-continuous elastic boundary conditions

The geometrically nonlinear forced vibration response of non-continuous elastic-supported laminated composite thin cylindrical shells is investigated in this paper. Two kinds of non-continuous elastic supports are simulated by using artificial springs, which are point and arc constraints, respectively. By using a set of Chebyshev polynomials as the admissible displacement function, the nonlinear differential equation of motion of the shell subjected to periodic radial point loading is obtained through the Lagrange equations, in which the geometric nonlinearity is considered by using Donnell’s nonlinear shell theory. Then, these equations are solved by using the numerical method to obtain nonlinear amplitude–frequency response curves. The numerical results illustrate the effects of spring stiffness and constraint range on the nonlinear forced vibration of points-supported and arcs-supported laminated composite cylindrical shells. The results reveal that the geometric nonlinearity of the shell can be changed by adjusting the values of support stiffness and distribution areas of support, and the values of circumferential and radial stiffness have a more significant influence on amplitude–frequency response than the axial and torsional stiffness.

     

Experimental study of the influence of loading conditions on the stability of rotating cylindrical shells

The effect of the loading conditions on the stability of rotating cylindrical shells is examined experimentally. It is established that the critical loads of axially compressed rotating shells substantially decrease with increasing speed of rotation __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 93–96, June 2008.     

Research on solid-liquid coupling dynamics of pipe conveying fluid

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Stability analysis of stationary and rotating circular cylindrical shells conveying flowing and rotating fluid

The paper deals with numerical analysis of the stability of stationary and rotating cylindrical shells interacting witha fluid flowing and rotating inside them. It is shown that in the case of the fluid combined flow, the type of the loss of stability depends on the type of the boundary conditions. It is also shown that for different cases of boundary conditions and different geometric dimensions, the fluid rotation can result in an increase or a decrease in the critical velocity of the fluid axial flow.     

Experimental analysis of the natural vibrations and stability of cylindrical shells reinforced with rectangular plates

The paper presents experimental results on the effect of reinforcing cylindrical shells with rectangular plates on the axial compressive critical loads and the natural frequencies and modes of two sets of shells __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 5, pp. 100–103, May 2008.     

Numerical study of the influence of boundary conditions on the dynamic behavior of a cylindrical shell conveying a fluid

We consider a finite element algorithm intended to study the dynamic behavior of an elastic cylindrical shell filled with an immovable or flowing fluid. To describe the fluid, we use the perturbed velocity potential whose equations with the corresponding boundary conditions are solved by the Bubnov-Galerkin method. To describe the shell, we use the variation principle, which includes the linearized Bernoulli equation for calculating the hydrodynamic pressure acting on the shell on the side of the fluid. Solving the problem is reduced to calculating and analyzing the eigenvalues of the coupled system of equations obtained as a result of combining the equations for the perturbed velocity potential and the shell displacements. We consider several test problems in which, along with the comparison of the computational results with the earlier published experimental, analytic, and numerical data, we also study the dynamic behavior of the “shell-fluid” system for various boundary conditions for the perturbed velocity potential.     

Influence of initial deflections on the stability of composite cylindrical shells interacting with a fluid flow

Composite cylindrical shells interacting with an internal fluid flow are analyzed for stability. It is assumed that the shells have small initial geometrical imperfections. The effect of axisymmetric and nonaxisymmetric initial deflections on the critical speeds of the fluid, which cause static (divergent) or dynamic (flutter) loss of stability, is studied     

On the static and dynamic stability of thin beam conveying fluid

In this paper, numerical investigation of the statical and dynamical stability of aligned and misaligned viscoelastic cantilevered beam is performed with a terminal nozzle in the presence of gravity in two cases: (1) effect of fluid velocity on the flutter boundary of beam conveying fluid and (2) effect of gravity on the buckling boundary of beam conveying fluid. The beam is assumed to have a large width-to-thickness ratio, so the out-of-plane bending rigidity is far higher than the in-plane bending and torsional rigidities. Gravity vector is considered in the vertical direction. Thus, deflection of the beam because of the gravity effect couples the in-plane bending and torsional equations. The beam is modeled by Euler–Bernoulli beam theory, with the flow-induced inertia, Coriolis and centrifugal forces along the beam considered as a distributed load along the beam. Furthermore, the end nozzle is regarded as a lumped mass and modeled as a follower axial force. The extended Hamilton’s principle and the Galerkin method are utilized to derive the bending–torsional equations of motion. The coupled equations of motion are solved as eigenvalue problems. Also, several cases are examined to study the impact of gravity, beam inclination angle, mass ratio, nozzle aspect ratio, bending-to-bending rigidity ratio and bending-to-torsional rigidity ratio on flutter and buckling margin of the system.

     

Forced nonlinear oscillations of cylindrical shells interacting with fluid flow

The dynamic interaction of thin cylindrical shells with the fluid flow inside them under external periodic loads is studied. A technique is proposed to calculate the parameters of forced nonlinear oscillations of shells with a fluid moving with nearly critical velocities. The amplitude-frequency characteristics of the fluid-shell system under steady-state oscillation are plotted __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 91–99, April 2006.     

Experimental investigation of the stability of reinforced cylindrical shells subject to axial compression

The paper presents the results from experimental study of the influence of reinforcement (rectangular plates) on the buckling loads and stresses of two sets of cylindrical shells subject to axial compression __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 117–119, May 2006.