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The work investigates flow-induced response of a circular cylinder interacting with another smaller diameter cylinder placed upstream. The upstream cylinder diameter d was varied from 0.24 to 1.00 times the diameter D of the downstream cylinder, which was cantilever-supported. Experimental observation was made at a spacing ratio, L/d, of 1–2, where L is the center of the upstream cylinder to the forward stagnation point of the downstream. A violent vibration of the cylinder occurred at d/D = 0.24–0.8 for L/d = 1 or d/D = 0.24–0.6 for L/d = 2, but not at d/D = 1. The violent vibration occurs at a reduced velocity U r = 13–22.5, depending on d/D and L/d, and increases rapidly, along with the fluctuating lift, for a higher U r . At a small d/D, the upstream cylinder wake narrows, hence the high-speed slice of the shear layer could flow alternately along the two different sides of this cylinder, thus exciting the downstream cylinder.
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YZ wishes to acknowledge support given to him from Natural Science Foundation of China through grants 11172085 and 50930007. Alam wishes to acknowledge Shenzhen Govt support through grant JCYJ20120613145300404.
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Alam, M.M., Zhou, Y. (2014). Flow-Induced Vibrations of a Circular Cylinder Interacting with Another of Different Diameter. In: Zhou, Y., Liu, Y., Huang, L., Hodges, D. (eds) Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40371-2_55
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