Experimental Analysis of Multiscale Vortex Shedding in Turbulent Turbomachine Blade Wakes

P. Gilge; J. R. Seume; K. Mulleners

doi:10.2514/1.j059476

Experimental Analysis of Multiscale Vortex Shedding in Turbulent Turbomachine Blade Wakes

AIAA Journal ◽

10.2514/1.j059476 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 58 (12) ◽

pp. 5183-5190

Author(s):

P. Gilge ◽

J. R. Seume ◽

K. Mulleners

Keyword(s):

Vortex Shedding ◽

Experimental Analysis ◽

Turbomachine Blade

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Vortex shedding from a circular cylinder in a smooth and wired configuration: comparison between 3D LES simulation and experimental analysis

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics ◽

10.1016/s0167-6105(01)00203-3 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 90 (4-5) ◽

pp. 475-489 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

D. Rocchi ◽

A. Zasso

Keyword(s):

Circular Cylinder ◽

Vortex Shedding ◽

Experimental Analysis

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Fluid elastic instability and vortex induced vibration parameters in finned tube arrays with P/D ratio 1.79

World Journal of Engineering ◽

10.1108/wje-05-2021-0260 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Pravin Hindurao Yadav ◽

Dillip kumar Mohanty

Keyword(s):

Vortex Shedding ◽

Experimental Analysis ◽

Finned Tube ◽

Elastic Instability ◽

Flow Induced Vibration ◽

Vortex Induced Vibration ◽

Content Type ◽

Tube Arrays ◽

Pitch Ratio ◽

Fin Tube

Purpose This paper aims to analyze the effect of fin geometry on mechanisms of flow induced vibration. Finned tube arrays are used in a heat exchanger to increase its efficiency. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the effect of geometric parameters of the fin fluid elastic instability and vortex shedding. In this paper, the effect of fin height, fin density and tube pitch ratio for parallel triangular tube array on fluid elastic instability and vortex shedding is analyzed. Design/methodology/approach Experimental analysis was carried out on a parallel triangular finned tube array with a pitch ratio of 1.79 subjected to water crossflow. The experimentation aims to study fluid elastic instability and vortex-induced vibration mechanism responsible for flow induced vibration for finned tube array. A fully flexible finned tube array of the copper tube was used with its base diameter of 19.05 mm and thickness of 2 mm. Over the tube surface, crimped fins of height 6 mm and the same material are welded spirally with fin density 8.47 mm and 2.82 mm. Experimental analysis was carried out on a test setup developed for the same. The results obtained for the finned tube array were compared with those for the plain tube array with the same base tube diameter. Findings For parallel triangular tube array of copper material, test results show that critical velocity increases with an increase in fin pitch density for low pitch tube array. Before the occurrence of instability, the rate of growth in tube vibrations is high for plain tubes compared to that with fin tubes. The results based on Owen’s hypothesis show vortex shedding before the occurrence of fluid elastic instability. The effect of fin geometry on vortex-induced forces is analyzed. For the tube array pattern understudy, the values of Conner’s constant K for coarse fin-tube and fine fin tube array are obtained, respectively, 6.14 and 7.25. Originality/value This paper fulfills the need for research on the effect of fin geometry on fluid elastic instability and Vortex shedding on a tube array subjected to water cross flow when the pitch ratio is less than two, i.e. with a low pitch ratio.

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