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VIV of a Composite Riser at Moderate Reynolds Number Using CFD

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T. Rakshit, S. Atluri1

Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-4006

C. Dalton2

Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-4006

1

Present address: Technip USA, Houston, TX.

2

Corresponding author.

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng 130(1), 011009 (Feb 20, 2008) (10 pages) doi:10.1115/1.2783849 History: Received March 21, 2006; Revised September 29, 2006; Published February 20, 2008

Abstract

The vibratory response of a long slender riser, made of composite materials and subject to an ocean current, is examined for a range of conditions. A major focus of this study is the performance of composite materials when used for risers. The influence of the number of modes of vibration is studied, as is the influence of the mass ratio and the value of the damping coefficient. The flow past the riser is represented by a shear flow, ranging from $Re=8000$ at the lower end of the riser to $Re=10,000$ at the upper end of the riser. The riser vibration is treated as a coupled fluid-flow/vibration problem. The fluid-flow equations are represented by a large eddy simulation model for the wake turbulence present in the flow. Strip theory is used to represent different forcing locations along the length of the riser. Since the composite riser has a material damping that is frequency dependent (it decreases with increasing frequency), its response is different from, say, a steel riser with a constant material damping. The composite riser, with variable damping, has a larger rms displacement than a riser with constant damping, primarily because of the smaller mass ratio. The vibration amplitude is found to increase with an increase in the number of modes.

Figures

Figure 1

Representation of the riser in strip-theory formulation

Figure 2

Time average of wall vorticity for different grid sizes for a uniform 2D flow past a cylinder at Re=13, 000

Figure 3

rms displacement of the riser for 10 and 12 modes for 60 simulation planes

Figure 4

Relative contribution of different modes at plane 15

Figure 5

Relative contribution of different modes at plane 30

Figure 6

Relative contribution of different modes at plane 45

Figure 7

rms displacements of modes 9 and 10

Figure 8

Instantaneous displacements at different times over the period of simulation

Figure 9

rms displacements for the reference case and with constant damping ratios of 0.011, 0.055, and 0.1

Figure 10

Displacements for the reference case with a damping ratio=0.011 for plane 15

Figure 11

Displacements for the reference case with a damping ratio=0.011 for plane 30

Figure 12

Displacements for the reference case with a damping ratio=0.011 for plane 45

Figure 13

Effect of the top tension on the rms displacement.

Figure 14

Effect of the top tension on displacement at plane 30

Figure 15

Effect of the top tension on the maximum displacements

Figure 16

Effect of the mass ratio on the rms displacement

Figure 17

Displacements for m*=0.43 and m*=1.0 for plane 30

Figure 18

Maximum displacements of the riser for different mass ratios

Figure 19

Normal and reversed damping

Figure 20

rms displacements with normal and reversed damping

Figure 21

Maximum displacements with normal and reversed damping

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