Experimental Research on Vortex-Induced Force Characteristics of Flexible Riser with Buoyancy Module and Strakes

In this paper, the vortex-induced force characteristics of a flexible riser with buoyancy modules and strakes were experimentally investigated. The strain information caused by vortex-induced vibration (VIV) at different cross-sections on the flexible cylinder was measured in the model test. Combine...

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Main Authors: Lusheng Jia, Yi Liu, Mengmeng Zhang, Shixiao Fu, Haojie Ren
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
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author Lusheng Jia
Yi Liu
Mengmeng Zhang
Shixiao Fu
Haojie Ren
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Yi Liu
Mengmeng Zhang
Shixiao Fu
Haojie Ren
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description In this paper, the vortex-induced force characteristics of a flexible riser with buoyancy modules and strakes were experimentally investigated. The strain information caused by vortex-induced vibration (VIV) at different cross-sections on the flexible cylinder was measured in the model test. Combined with the modal superposition method and inverse analysis method for vortex-induced force, the vortex-induced forces on the flexible cylinder were inverted, including the excitation force in phase with velocity and added mass force in phase with acceleration. Then, the excitation coefficients and added mass coefficients at each time step were identified via a least-squares method. The results show that the added mass coefficient and excitation coefficient of the flexible riser covering buoyancy modules present a “sawtooth” distribution along the length of the pipe, while the total mass (sum of structural mass and added mass) is consistent along the pipe. The strake has little effect on the added mass coefficient of the buoyancy module and the bare pipe section, but when it covers the bare pipe section, the excitation coefficient of the bare pipe section decreases to a negative value, showing a damping effect. In addition, when the bare pipe section of the flexible riser is completely covered with helical strakes, only the vortex-shedding frequency component of the buoyancy modules remains in the VIV response of the pipe. The reason for this phenomenon is that helical strakes completely suppress the vortex shedding of the bare pipe section, resulting in the reduction in the VIV excitation energy of the original bare pipe section to 0.
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spelling doaj.art-3c64f4bfcee4486a877dff8a4a1ed8922023-11-23T15:29:26ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-06-011212618010.3390/app12126180Experimental Research on Vortex-Induced Force Characteristics of Flexible Riser with Buoyancy Module and StrakesLusheng Jia0Yi Liu1Mengmeng Zhang2Shixiao Fu3Haojie Ren4China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Research Institute, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100010, ChinaChina National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Research Institute, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100010, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, ChinaIn this paper, the vortex-induced force characteristics of a flexible riser with buoyancy modules and strakes were experimentally investigated. The strain information caused by vortex-induced vibration (VIV) at different cross-sections on the flexible cylinder was measured in the model test. Combined with the modal superposition method and inverse analysis method for vortex-induced force, the vortex-induced forces on the flexible cylinder were inverted, including the excitation force in phase with velocity and added mass force in phase with acceleration. Then, the excitation coefficients and added mass coefficients at each time step were identified via a least-squares method. The results show that the added mass coefficient and excitation coefficient of the flexible riser covering buoyancy modules present a “sawtooth” distribution along the length of the pipe, while the total mass (sum of structural mass and added mass) is consistent along the pipe. The strake has little effect on the added mass coefficient of the buoyancy module and the bare pipe section, but when it covers the bare pipe section, the excitation coefficient of the bare pipe section decreases to a negative value, showing a damping effect. In addition, when the bare pipe section of the flexible riser is completely covered with helical strakes, only the vortex-shedding frequency component of the buoyancy modules remains in the VIV response of the pipe. The reason for this phenomenon is that helical strakes completely suppress the vortex shedding of the bare pipe section, resulting in the reduction in the VIV excitation energy of the original bare pipe section to 0.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/12/6180flexible pipevortex-induced forcesbuoyancy modulestrakesvortex-induced energy
spellingShingle Lusheng Jia
Yi Liu
Mengmeng Zhang
Shixiao Fu
Haojie Ren
Experimental Research on Vortex-Induced Force Characteristics of Flexible Riser with Buoyancy Module and Strakes
Applied Sciences
flexible pipe
vortex-induced forces
buoyancy module
strakes
vortex-induced energy
title Experimental Research on Vortex-Induced Force Characteristics of Flexible Riser with Buoyancy Module and Strakes
title_full Experimental Research on Vortex-Induced Force Characteristics of Flexible Riser with Buoyancy Module and Strakes
title_fullStr Experimental Research on Vortex-Induced Force Characteristics of Flexible Riser with Buoyancy Module and Strakes
title_full_unstemmed Experimental Research on Vortex-Induced Force Characteristics of Flexible Riser with Buoyancy Module and Strakes
title_short Experimental Research on Vortex-Induced Force Characteristics of Flexible Riser with Buoyancy Module and Strakes
title_sort experimental research on vortex induced force characteristics of flexible riser with buoyancy module and strakes
topic flexible pipe
vortex-induced forces
buoyancy module
strakes
vortex-induced energy
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/12/6180
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