Effect of Tube-to-Tube Ties on Fluidelastic Instability of Tube Arrays Exposed to Crossflow

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. L. Eisinger ◽  
M. M. Rao
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Unsteady Flow ◽  
Flow Theory ◽  
Single Tube ◽  
Tube Arrays ◽  
Fluidelastic Instability ◽  
Critical Velocities ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Stability Limits

Tube-to-tube ties and their arrangement within the tube array are shown to affect the onset of fluidelastic instability. The influence of tie arrangement for a single tube row and for an in-line tube array is obtained by numerical simulation using S. S. Chen’s unsteady flow theory. Maps of dimensionless critical velocities for groups of tubes consisting of two, three, four, and five tubes tied to each other are developed for several design configurations. It is shown that the stability limits can be raised by appropriate choice of tube group and tie location.

Numerical Estimation of Fluidelastic Instability in Tube Arrays

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwan Hassan ◽  
Andrew Gerber ◽  
Hossin Omar
Keyword(s):  
Unsteady Flow ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Fluid Forces ◽  
Tube Arrays ◽  
Fluidelastic Instability ◽  
Viable Approach ◽  
The Stability

This study investigates unsteady flow in tube bundles and fluid forces, which can lead to large tube vibration amplitudes, in particular, amplitudes associated with fluidelastic instability (FEI). The fluidelastic forces are approximated by the coupling of the unsteady flow model (UFM) with computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The CFD model employed solves the Reynolds averaged Navier–Stokes equations for unsteady turbulent flow and is cast in an arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian form to handle any motion associated with tubes. The CFD solution provides time domain forces that are used to calculate added damping and stiffness coefficients employed with the UFM. The investigation demonstrates that the UFM utilized in conjunction with CFD is a viable approach for calculating the stability map for a given tube array. The FEI was predicted for in-line square and normal triangle tube arrays over a mass damping parameter range of 0.1– 100. The effect of the P/d ratio and the Reynolds number on the FEI threshold was also investigated.

Fluidelastic Instability of a Single Flexible Tube in a Rigid Tube Array

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Khalifa ◽  
David Weaver ◽  
Samir Ziada
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Precise Control ◽  
Flexible Tube ◽  
Tube Arrays ◽  
Fluidelastic Instability ◽  
Excitation Mechanisms ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Square Array ◽  
Special Case

Tube and shell heat exchangers are commonly used in both fossil and nuclear power plants. The unexpected failure for such components is expensive and potentially dangerous. Of the various excitation mechanisms which can cause excessive tube vibration, fluidelastic instability is the most dangerous and therefore has received the most attention. The present study reviews the experimental work published in the open literature which involves the use of a single flexible tube in a rigid array to study fluidelastic instability. The data are categorized based on the array geometry into four main groups, parallel triangular, normal triangular, rotated square, and square array patterns. It is concluded from this review that the simplification of using a single flexible tube in a rigid array to study fluidelastic instability should be done with great care, and precise control of some parameters is essential to obtain reliable and repeatable results. Fluidelastic instability of a single flexible tube in a rigid array may occur in some cases, and may be used to improve our understanding of the phenomenon. However, it must be noted that this behavior is a special case and not generally useful for determining the stability of tube arrays.

Application of Flow and Stability Theory to the Design of Externally Pressurized Spherical Gas Bearings

1963 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 495-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Grossman
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Stability Theory ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Flow Theory ◽  
Stable Operation ◽  
Gas Bearings ◽  
Supply Pressure ◽  
Stability Maps ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Stability Limits

Application of the flow theory of Laub and Norton [1] and the stability theory of Licht, Fuller, and Sternlicht [2] is made to the design of externally pressurized spherical gas bearings. Analytical results are presented in the form of “stability maps” (stability limits) and were confirmed by experimental data. The double-valuedness of stable loading for a constant supply pressure is predicted. The design procedure presented appears to be a dependable method for assuring stable operation of spherical gas bearings.

scholarly journals The Effect of Fins on Fluidelastic Instability in In-Line and Rotated Square Tube Arrays

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Lumsden ◽  
David S. Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Finned Tube ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Effective Diameter ◽  
Process Industries ◽  
Finned Tubes ◽  
Tube Arrays ◽  
Fluidelastic Instability ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Tube Pitch ◽  
Bare Tube

An experimental program was conducted to examine fluidelastic instability in in-line and rotated square finned tube arrays. Three arrays of each geometry type were studied: two with serrated, helically wound finned tubes of different fin densities and the third is a bare tube, which had the same base diameter as the finned tubes. The finned tubes under consideration were commercial finned tubes of a type typically used in the fossil and process industries. The addition of fins to tubes in heat exchangers enhances heat transfer due to the increased surface area and the turbulence produced by the flow moving over the fins. The resulting flow pattern/distribution due to the fins is, therefore, more complex than in bare tube arrays. Previous research has shown that an effective diameter of a finned tube is useful in the prediction of vortex shedding. This concept is used to compare the finned tube results with the existing bare tube array guidelines for fluidelastic instability. All of the tube arrays in the present study have the same tube pitch and have been scaled to have the same mass ratio. The results for rotated square arrays suggest that the use of an effective diameter is beneficial in the scaling of fluidelastic instability and the finned tube results are found to fit within the scatter of the existing data for fluidelastic instability. For in-line square arrays, the results indicate that fins significantly increase the stability threshold. An earlier version of this paper appeared at the ASME 2007 PVP Division Conference, PVP2007-26597.

Pitch and Pattern Effects on Streamwise Fluidelastic Instability in Tube Arrays

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwan Hassan ◽  
David Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Channel Model ◽  
High Mass ◽  
Flow Induced Vibration ◽  
Geometric Patterns ◽  
Small Pitch ◽  
Tube Arrays ◽  
Fluidelastic Instability ◽  
Pitch Ratio ◽  
The Stability

Abstract Fluidelastic instability (FEI) is well known to be a critical flow-induced vibration concern for the integrity of the tubes in nuclear steam generators. Traditionally, this has been assumed to occur in the direction transverse to the direction of flow but the tube failures at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in Los Angeles proved that this assumption is not generally valid. A simple tube-in-channel theoretical model was previously developed to predict streamwise as well as transverse FEI in a parallel triangular tube array. This predicted that this array geometry was particularly sensitive to streamwise FEI for high mass-damping parameters and small pitch ratios, the conditions in which the SONGS failures occurred. The advantage of this simple modelling approach is that no new empirical data are required for parametric studies of the effects of tube pattern and pitch ratio on FEI. The tube-in-channel model has been extended to in-line square, normal triangular and rotated square tube arrays and the stability of these geometric patterns are analyzed for the effects of varying pitch ratio and the mass-damping parameter. The results are compared with the available experimental data and conclusions are drawn regarding the relative vulnerability of these different tube array geometries to streamwise FEI.

Stability limits and chemical quenching of methane–air flame in plane micro-channels with different walls

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (49) ◽  
pp. 39375-39383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junjie Chen ◽  
Xuhui Gao ◽  
Deguang Xu
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Detailed Chemistry ◽  
Micro Channels ◽  
Wall Materials ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Stability Limits

Experiment and numerical simulation with detailed chemistry kinetics schemes were employed to investigate the stability limits and chemical quenching behaviors of methane–air flame in plane micro-channels with different wall materials.

Pitch and Pattern Effects On Streamwise Fluidelastic Instability in Tube Arrays

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwan A. Hassan ◽  
David S. Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Channel Model ◽  
High Mass ◽  
Flow Induced Vibration ◽  
Geometric Patterns ◽  
Small Pitch ◽  
Tube Arrays ◽  
Fluidelastic Instability ◽  
Pitch Ratio ◽  
The Stability

Abstract Fluidelastic instability (FEI) is well known to be a critical flow-induced vibration concern for the integrity of the tubes in nuclear steam generators. Traditionally, this has been assumed to occur in the direction transverse to the direction of flow but the tube failures at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in Los Angeles proved that this assumption is not generally valid. A simple tube-in-channel theoretical model was previously developed to predict streamwise as well as transverse FEI in a parallel triangular tube array. This predicted that this array geometry was particularly sensitive to streamwise FEI for high mass-damping parameters and small pitch ratios, the conditions in which the SONGS failures occurred. The advantage of this simple modelling approach is that no new empirical data are required for parametric studies of the effects of tube pattern and pitch ratio on FEI. The tube-in-channel model has been extended to in-line square, normal triangular and rotated square tube arrays and the stability of these geometric patterns are analyzed for the effects of varying pitch ratio and the mass-damping parameter. The results are compared with the available experimental data and conclusions are drawn regarding the relative vulnerability of these different tube array geometries to streamwise FEI.

Prediction of Streamwise Fluidelastic Instability of a Tube Array in Two-Phase Flow and Effect of Frequency Detuning

2016 ◽  
Vol 139 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Olala ◽  
Njuki W. Mureithi
Keyword(s):  
Cross Flow ◽  
Instability Threshold ◽  
Plane Boundary ◽  
Contact Friction ◽  
Frequency Detuning ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Void Fractions ◽  
Tube Arrays ◽  
Fluidelastic Instability ◽  
The Stability

Experimental measurements of the steady forces on a central cluster of tubes in a rotated triangular array (P/D=1.5) subjected to two-phase air–water cross-flow have been conducted. The tests were done for a series of void fractions and a Reynolds number (based on the pitch velocity), Re=7.2×104. The forces obtained and their derivatives with respect to the static streamwise displacement of the central tube in the cluster were then used to perform a quasi-steady fluidelastic instability analysis. The predicted instability velocities were found to be in good agreement with the dynamic stability tests. Since the effect of the time delay was ignored, the analysis confirmed the predominance of the stiffness-controlled mechanism in causing streamwise fluidelastic instability. The effect of frequency detuning on the streamwise fluidelastic instability threshold was also explored. It was found that frequency detuning has, in general, a stabilizing effect. However, for a large initial variance in a population of frequencies (e.g., σ2=7.84), a smaller sample drawn from the larger population may have lower or higher variance resulting in a large scatter in possible values of the stability constant, K, some even lower than the average (tuned) case. Frequency detuning clearly has important implications for streamwise fluidelastic instability in the steam generator U-bend region where in-plane boundary conditions, due to preload and contact friction variance, are poorly defined. The present analysis has, in particular, demonstrated the potential of the quasi-steady model in predicting streamwise fluidelastic instability threshold in tube arrays subjected to two-phase cross-flows.

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