Fluid–structure interaction with viscoelastic supports during waterhammer in a pipeline

Waterhammer modeling with fluid–structure interaction (FSI) in a pipeline with axial viscoelastic supports is the aim of this research. The viscoelastic materials of supports (or the pipe wall) were described using the generalized Kelvin–Voigt model. Hydraulic governing equations were solved by the...

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Published in:Journal of fluids and structures 2015-04, Vol.54, p.215-234
Main Authors: Zanganeh, Roohollah, Ahmadi, Ahmad, Keramat, Alireza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Fluid flow
Fluid-structure interaction
Fluid–structures interaction
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical models
Pipelines
Vibration
Viscoelastic pipe
Viscoelastic supports
Viscoelasticity
Walls
Water hammer
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Summary:Waterhammer modeling with fluid–structure interaction (FSI) in a pipeline with axial viscoelastic supports is the aim of this research. The viscoelastic materials of supports (or the pipe wall) were described using the generalized Kelvin–Voigt model. Hydraulic governing equations were solved by the method of characteristic (MOC) and axial vibration equation of the pipe wall was solved using the finite element method (FEM) in the time domain. For a typical case study, four different types for supporting the pipeline in the axial direction: fully free to move; fixed (rigid support); elastic and viscoelastic supports, subject to a waterhammer are analyzed and the results are scrutinized. The results quantitatively confirm that the use of supports with viscoelastic behavior in the axial direction of the pipeline can significantly reduce axial-pipe vibrations (displacements and stresses). The consequences of this structural damping on the attenuation of the internal fluid pressure are further demonstrated.
ISSN:0889-9746
1095-8622
DOI:10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2014.10.016