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Vortex-induced vibration of a sphere close to or piercing a free surface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 November 2021

Methma M. Rajamuni Open the ORCID record for Methma M. Rajamuni [Opens in a new window] ,
Kerry Hourigan  and
Mark C. Thompson
Methma M. Rajamuni*
Affiliation:
Fluids Laboratory for Aeronautical and Industrial Research (FLAIR), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia School of Engineering and Information Technology, University of New South Wales Canberra, Northcott Dr, Campbell, ACT 2612, Australia
Kerry Hourigan
Affiliation:
Fluids Laboratory for Aeronautical and Industrial Research (FLAIR), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
Mark C. Thompson
Affiliation:
Fluids Laboratory for Aeronautical and Industrial Research (FLAIR), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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†Email address for correspondence: methma.mm@gmail.com
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Abstract

Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) of an elastically mounted sphere placed close to or piercing a free surface (FS) was investigated numerically. The submergence depth ($h$) was systematically varied between $1$ and $-$0.75 sphere diameters ($D$) and the response simulated over the reduced velocity range $U^*\in [3.5,14]$. The incompressible flow was coupled with the sphere motion modelled by a spring–mass–damper system, treating the free-surface boundary as a slip wall. In line with the previous experimental findings, as the submergence depth was decreased from $h^* = h/D =1$, the maximum response amplitude of the fully submerged sphere decreased; however, as the sphere pierced the FS, the amplitude increased until $h^* = -0.375$, and then decreased beyond that point. The fluctuating components of the lift and drag coefficients also followed the same pattern. The variation of the near-wake vortex dynamics over this submergence range was examined in detail to understand the effects of $h^*$ on the VIV response. It was found that $h^* = 1$ is a critical submergence depth, beyond which, as $h^*$ is decreased, the vortical structures in the wake vary significantly. For a fully submerged sphere, the influence of the stress-free condition on the VIV response was dominant over the kinematic constraint preventing flow through the surface. For piercing sphere cases, two previously unseen vortical recirculations were formed behind the sphere near times of maximal displacement, enhancing the VIV response. These were strongest at $h^* = -0.375$, and much weaker for small submergence depths, explaining the observed response-amplitude variation.

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Aerodynamics: Flow-structure interactions
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 929 , 25 December 2021 , A41
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