Vortex-induced vibration of a circular cylinder with nonlinear stiffness: prediction using forced vibration data

M Zhang, Y Song, A Abdelkefi, H Yu, J Wang - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2022 - Springer
Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) systems with stiffness nonlinearity have received increasing
attention because the stiffness nonlinearity can broaden the effective flow velocity range for …

Towards energy harvesting through flow-induced snap-through oscillations

Z Wang, F Zhao, Y Fu, F Deng, L Zeng, J Cui - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, energy harvesting through periodic snapping, namely snap-through, has gained
significant attention for energy harvesting applications. In this study, the snapping dynamics …

Flow-induced vibrations of elastically-mounted C-and D-section cylinders

G Sharma, H Garg, R Bhardwaj - Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
We numerically study the flow-induced vibration (FIV) response of an elastically-mounted
cylinder in two-dimensional coordinates at Reynolds number of 100. In particular, the effects …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction model for multidirectional vortex-induced vibrations of catenary riser in convex/concave and perpendicular flows

B Ma, N Srinil - Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents an advanced numerical prediction model based on nonlinear wake
oscillators for the investigation of multidirectional vortex-induced vibration (VIV) responses of …

Effect of boundary conditions on energy harvesting of a flow-induced snapping sheet at low Reynolds number

Z Wang, F Zhao, B Xu, L Zeng, H Tang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Recent studies on the snap-through motion of elastic sheets have attracted intense interest
in energy-harvesting applications. However, the effect of boundary conditions (BCs) on …

Harnessing flow-induced vibration of a D-section cylinder for convective heat transfer augmentation in laminar channel flow

V Kumar, H Garg, G Sharma, R Bhardwaj - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Flow-induced vibration (FIV) of a D-section cylinder is computationally studied and utilized to
augment convective heat transfer in a heated laminar channel flow. An in-house fluid …

Flow-induced reconfiguration and cross-flow vibrations of an elastic plate and implications to energy harvesting

AK Pandey, G Sharma, R Bhardwaj - Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
We numerically study flow-induced vibrations (FIV) of an elastic cantilevered plate in a cross-
flow configuration. The plate is kept upright in an open domain with a fixed bottom end. Such …

Computational modeling and analysis of flow-induced vibration of an elastic splitter plate using a sharp-interface immersed boundary method

A Kundu, AK Soti, H Garg, R Bhardwaj… - SN Applied Sciences, 2020 - Springer
We present the development and benchmarking of an in-house fluid–structure interaction
(FSI) solver. An implicit partitioned approach is utilized to couple a sharp-interface immersed …

Measurements of flow-induced vibration of a flexible splitter plate mounted on a cylinder in free stream flow

S Giri, V Kartik, A Agrawal, R Bhardwaj - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
We experimentally study flow-induced vibration (FIV) of a thin, cantilevered, flexible plate
attached on the lee side of a circular cylinder in a free stream airflow. The Reynolds number …

Wind-induced vibration of a square cylinder suspended by parallel elastic strips with nonlinear stiffness

B Su, J Feng, X Han, T Guo, M Zhang, S He, X Bai - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
A series of wind tunnel tests is conducted to investigate the wind-induced vibration of a
square cylinder suspended by four parallel elastic strips. The elastic strip-suspended …