An Experimental Study on Vortex-Induced Vibration Suppression of a Long Flexible Catenary Cable by Using Vibration Dampers

In this paper, an experimental study is conducted to investigate the effectiveness of vibration dampers in suppressing vortex-induced vibration in a long, flexible catenary cable with a low mass ratio. The dampers, consisting of two small, symmetric, lightweight pipes clamped to the cable, are spars...

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Main Authors: Li Ruan, Hongzhong Zhu, Changhong Hu
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/11/1995
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description In this paper, an experimental study is conducted to investigate the effectiveness of vibration dampers in suppressing vortex-induced vibration in a long, flexible catenary cable with a low mass ratio. The dampers, consisting of two small, symmetric, lightweight pipes clamped to the cable, are sparsely deployed along the cable to shape the vibration characteristics. The experimental results demonstrate that dampers significantly reduce the vibration amplitude by up to 60% and axial tension by up to 61% at high flow velocities, effectively suppressing the cable vibration in perpendicular flow. In addition, it is observed that the in-line and cross-flow vibration frequencies are approximately equal when the dampers are applied. This behavior contrasts with the conventional undamped catenary cable, where the in-line vibration frequencies are double those of the cross-flow frequencies.
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spelling doaj-art-bb6b613c91314da4a30e4fb5cad61e682024-11-26T18:08:12ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122024-11-011211199510.3390/jmse12111995An Experimental Study on Vortex-Induced Vibration Suppression of a Long Flexible Catenary Cable by Using Vibration DampersLi Ruan0Hongzhong Zhu1Changhong Hu2Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, JapanResearch Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, JapanResearch Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, JapanIn this paper, an experimental study is conducted to investigate the effectiveness of vibration dampers in suppressing vortex-induced vibration in a long, flexible catenary cable with a low mass ratio. The dampers, consisting of two small, symmetric, lightweight pipes clamped to the cable, are sparsely deployed along the cable to shape the vibration characteristics. The experimental results demonstrate that dampers significantly reduce the vibration amplitude by up to 60% and axial tension by up to 61% at high flow velocities, effectively suppressing the cable vibration in perpendicular flow. In addition, it is observed that the in-line and cross-flow vibration frequencies are approximately equal when the dampers are applied. This behavior contrasts with the conventional undamped catenary cable, where the in-line vibration frequencies are double those of the cross-flow frequencies.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/11/1995vortex-induced vibration (VIV)vibration damperVIV suppressionaxially varying tensionflexible catenary cable
spellingShingle Li Ruan
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An Experimental Study on Vortex-Induced Vibration Suppression of a Long Flexible Catenary Cable by Using Vibration Dampers
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
vortex-induced vibration (VIV)
vibration damper
VIV suppression
axially varying tension
flexible catenary cable
title An Experimental Study on Vortex-Induced Vibration Suppression of a Long Flexible Catenary Cable by Using Vibration Dampers
title_full An Experimental Study on Vortex-Induced Vibration Suppression of a Long Flexible Catenary Cable by Using Vibration Dampers
title_fullStr An Experimental Study on Vortex-Induced Vibration Suppression of a Long Flexible Catenary Cable by Using Vibration Dampers
title_full_unstemmed An Experimental Study on Vortex-Induced Vibration Suppression of a Long Flexible Catenary Cable by Using Vibration Dampers
title_short An Experimental Study on Vortex-Induced Vibration Suppression of a Long Flexible Catenary Cable by Using Vibration Dampers
title_sort experimental study on vortex induced vibration suppression of a long flexible catenary cable by using vibration dampers
topic vortex-induced vibration (VIV)
vibration damper
VIV suppression
axially varying tension
flexible catenary cable
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/11/1995
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