Spectral analysis of New MEXICO standstill measurements to investigate vortex shedding in deep stall

Spectral analysis was performed on the time series data computed from pressure measurements on the New MEXICO (Model Rotor Experiments under Controlled Conditions) rotor in standstill conditions. As a priori, 3D airfoil polars were recreated from standstill measurements and compared against 2D airfoil polars and flat plate theory results to...

Fatigue of threaded rods in cable anchorages due to Vortex shedding

The 'Hovenring' is a bicycle roundabout flyover built as a signature bridge with a central steel pylon carrying a circular bridge deck suspended through stay-cables. Shortly after installation of the bridge, the stay-cables turned out to vibrate in the wind due to vortex shedding. These vibrations have possibly caused fatigue damage in the...

On the whistling of corrugated pipes: Effect of pipe length and flow profile

Whistling behaviour of two geometrically periodic systems, namely corrugated pipes and multiple side branch systems, is investigated both experimentally and numerically. Tests are performed on corrugated pipes with various lengths and cavity geometries. Experiments show that the peak-whistling Strouhal number, where the maximum amplitude in...

High amplitude vortex-induced pulsations in a gas transport system

High Reynolds number, low Mach number gas flows in pipe systems with closed side branches exhibit spectacular low frequency self-sustained pulsations driven by periodic vortex shedding at specific values of the Strouhal number. A detailed study is presented of the behaviour of the flow in a system with two opposite closed side branches of equal...