The effects of spring stiffness on vortex-induced vibration for energy generation

Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) is the turbulent motion induced on bluff body that generates alternating lift forces and results in irregular movement of the body. VIV-powered system seems a good idea in greening the energy sector and most importantly is its ability to take advantages of low current...

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Main Authors: Zahari, M., Chan, H., Yong, T., Dol, Sharul sham
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44860
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author Zahari, M.
Chan, H.
Yong, T.
Dol, Sharul sham
author_facet Zahari, M.
Chan, H.
Yong, T.
Dol, Sharul sham
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description Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) is the turbulent motion induced on bluff body that generates alternating lift forces and results in irregular movement of the body. VIV-powered system seems a good idea in greening the energy sector and most importantly is its ability to take advantages of low current speed of water to generate electricity. This paper aims to investigate the effects of spring stiffness on the characteristic of VIV. The study is important in order to maximize these potentially destructive vibrations into a valuable resource of energy. Five cylinders with the range of 0.25 to 2.00 inch diameter are tested to study the behavior of VIV. Results from this experiment indicates that, the 2.0 inch cylinder gave the lowest error in frequency ratio which is 1.1% and have a high potential of lock-in condition to occur. In term of maximum amplitude, this cylinder gave the highest amplitude of oscillation motion that is equal to 0.0065 m.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-448602017-09-13T15:35:34Z The effects of spring stiffness on vortex-induced vibration for energy generation Zahari, M. Chan, H. Yong, T. Dol, Sharul sham Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) is the turbulent motion induced on bluff body that generates alternating lift forces and results in irregular movement of the body. VIV-powered system seems a good idea in greening the energy sector and most importantly is its ability to take advantages of low current speed of water to generate electricity. This paper aims to investigate the effects of spring stiffness on the characteristic of VIV. The study is important in order to maximize these potentially destructive vibrations into a valuable resource of energy. Five cylinders with the range of 0.25 to 2.00 inch diameter are tested to study the behavior of VIV. Results from this experiment indicates that, the 2.0 inch cylinder gave the lowest error in frequency ratio which is 1.1% and have a high potential of lock-in condition to occur. In term of maximum amplitude, this cylinder gave the highest amplitude of oscillation motion that is equal to 0.0065 m. 2015 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44860 10.1088/1757-899X/78/1/012041 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ fulltext
spellingShingle Zahari, M.
Chan, H.
Yong, T.
Dol, Sharul sham
The effects of spring stiffness on vortex-induced vibration for energy generation
title The effects of spring stiffness on vortex-induced vibration for energy generation
title_full The effects of spring stiffness on vortex-induced vibration for energy generation
title_fullStr The effects of spring stiffness on vortex-induced vibration for energy generation
title_full_unstemmed The effects of spring stiffness on vortex-induced vibration for energy generation
title_short The effects of spring stiffness on vortex-induced vibration for energy generation
title_sort effects of spring stiffness on vortex-induced vibration for energy generation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44860