CFD Modelling of Wake-Induced Vibration At Low Reynolds Number

Authors

  • Muhammad Ridhwaan Hassim Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Mohd Azan Mohammed Sapardi Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Nur Marissa Kamarul Baharin Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Syed Noh Syed Abu Bakar Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Muhammad Abdullah Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Khairul Affendy Mohd Nor Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/cfdl.13.11.5364

Keywords:

flow-induced vibration (FIV), wake-induced vibration (WIV), vortex-induced vibration (VIV), Reynolds number, Strouhal number, lift coefficient

Abstract

Flow-induced vibration is an enthralling phenomenon in the field of engineering. Numerous studies have been conducted on converting flow kinetic energy to electrical energy using the fundamental. Wake-induced vibration is one of the configurations used to optimise the generation of electricity. The results of the study on the effect of the gap between the multiple bluff bodies will provide insight into optimising the energy harvesting process. This study focuses on fluid behaviour and response behind two circular cylinders arranged in tandem when interacting with a fluid flow at low Reynolds numbers ranging from 200 to 1000. The study has been done on several gap lengths between the two cylinders, between 2D and 5D. The study was carried out numerically by using OpenFOAM. At Re = 1000, it is found that the gap length of 2.5D is optimal in terms of producing the highest lift force coefficient on the downstream circular cylinder.

Author Biographies

Muhammad Ridhwaan Hassim, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100, Selangor, Malaysia

ridhwaan.waan@gmail.com

Mohd Azan Mohammed Sapardi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100, Selangor, Malaysia

azan@iium.edu.my

Nur Marissa Kamarul Baharin, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100, Selangor, Malaysia

nmarissa96@gmail.com

Syed Noh Syed Abu Bakar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100, Selangor, Malaysia

syednoh@iium.edu.my

Muhammad Abdullah, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100, Selangor, Malaysia

mohd_abdl@iium.edu.my

Khairul Affendy Mohd Nor, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100, Selangor, Malaysia

affendy@iium.edu.my

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2021-11-22

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Muhammad Ridhwaan Hassim, Mohd Azan Mohammed Sapardi, Nur Marissa Kamarul Baharin, Syed Noh Syed Abu Bakar, Muhammad Abdullah, & Khairul Affendy Mohd Nor. (2021). CFD Modelling of Wake-Induced Vibration At Low Reynolds Number. CFD Letters, 13(11), 53–64. https://doi.org/10.37934/cfdl.13.11.5364

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