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Control of Vortex Oscillation of a rectangular Cylinder by Passive Rotors

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15560412
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Structural engineering/Earthquake engineering/Maintenance management engineering
Research InstitutionRitsumeikan University

Principal Investigator

KOBAYASHI Hiroshi  Ritsumeikan University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Professor, 理工学部, 教授 (90066712)

Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2004
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
KeywordsRectangular cylinder / Vortex oscillation / Control / Rotor / Pressure / Flow visualization / 過励振 / 風による振動
Research Abstract

A rectangular cylinder with width to depth ratio of 4 by 1 causes wind induced oscillation at a specific wind speed region, named vortex oscillation. This oscillation is caused by motion induced vortex which separate from the leading edge of a cylinder synchronizing with the motion of the cylinder.
Rotors with 3 blades are installed at the leading edges of the rectangular cylinder in a wind. These rotors can rotate by the action of wind and require no driving force. The vortex oscillation seen in the cylinder without rotor was suppressed by the rotors. The relation between the control effect and the rotor speed was obtained.
Pressure measurement test with harmonically shaking cylinder was conducted. The result showed that the amplitude of unsteady pressure on the surface of the cylinder, which behaved as the exciting force of the cylinder, was reduced substantially by the rotating effect of the rotor.
Flow visualization test was conducted with the oscillating cylinder. The result showed that the motion induced vortex, which was seen in the rectangular cylinder without rotor and was the cause of vortex oscillation, disappeared. The rotation of the rotor gives momentum to the separated flow at the corner of the cylinder and the separated flow is bent toward the side surface of the cylinder. Thus the formation of motion induced vortex is prevented and the vortex oscillation based on the motion induced vortex is suppressed.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2004 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2005 2004 2003 Other

All Journal Article (5 results) Publications (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] パッシブローターによる橋梁基本断面の渦励振の制御2005

    • Author(s)
      小林紘士, 谷本克明
    • Journal Title

      土木学会年次学術講演会 (CD-ROM)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] パッシブローターによる橋梁基本断面の渦励振の制御2005

    • Author(s)
      小林紘士, 谷本克明
    • Journal Title

      土木学会年次学術講演会 NO.60

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Control of Vortex Oscillation by Passive Rotors at the Leading Edges of a Cylinder2004

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Kobayashi
    • Journal Title

      11th Int.Conf.On Wind Eng., Texas, USA, June 2^-5,2003 (CD-ROM)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Control of Vortex Oscillation by Passive Rotors at the Leading Edges of a Cylinder2003

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Kobayashi
    • Journal Title

      Proc.11^<th> Int.Conf.on Wind Eng., Txas, USA, June 2-5 (CD-ROM)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Control of Vortex Oscillation of a Basic Bridge Section by Passive Rotors

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Kobayashi, Katsuaki Tanimoto
    • Journal Title

      Annual Meeting, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Sept.2005, Tokyo (CD-ROM)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hirosi Kobayashi: "Control of Vortex Oscillation by Passive Rotors at the Leading Edges of a Cylinder"11^<th> Int.Conf.On Wind Eng., Texas, USA, June 2〜5, 2003. (oral presentation).

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2003-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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