Vortex-Induced Vibration Predictions of a Circular Cylinder Using an Efficient Pseudo-Time Code-Coupling Approach

Presented in this work is a harmonic balance (HB)-based pseudo-time code-coupling approach applied to a one-degree-of-freedom vortex-induced vibration (VIV) problem of a circular cylinder in a low-Reynolds-number laminar flow regime. Unlike physical time coupling used in traditional time-accurate me...

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Main Authors: Hang Li, Kivanc Ekici
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-07-01
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description Presented in this work is a harmonic balance (HB)-based pseudo-time code-coupling approach applied to a one-degree-of-freedom vortex-induced vibration (VIV) problem of a circular cylinder in a low-Reynolds-number laminar flow regime. Unlike physical time coupling used in traditional time-accurate methods, this novel approach updates both of the fluid and structure fields by integrating respective HB forms of governing equations in pseudo-time, and then couples the two fields in pseudo-time using a partitioned approach. A separate procedure is adopted to determine the VIV frequency at every code-coupling iteration, which enables the simultaneous convergence of variables of both fields in a single run of the solver. For the cases considered here, lock-in vibrations are predicted over a range of Reynolds numbers, inside and outside the resonant range. The results are verified by a time-accurate method and also validated against earlier experimental data, demonstrating the efficiency and robustness of the pseudo-time code-coupling approach.
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spelling doaj-art-2bcbf879e7f04274b5811686f35c57bf2025-07-25T13:23:02ZengMDPI AGFluids2311-55212025-07-0110718210.3390/fluids10070182Vortex-Induced Vibration Predictions of a Circular Cylinder Using an Efficient Pseudo-Time Code-Coupling ApproachHang Li0Kivanc Ekici1Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USADepartment of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USAPresented in this work is a harmonic balance (HB)-based pseudo-time code-coupling approach applied to a one-degree-of-freedom vortex-induced vibration (VIV) problem of a circular cylinder in a low-Reynolds-number laminar flow regime. Unlike physical time coupling used in traditional time-accurate methods, this novel approach updates both of the fluid and structure fields by integrating respective HB forms of governing equations in pseudo-time, and then couples the two fields in pseudo-time using a partitioned approach. A separate procedure is adopted to determine the VIV frequency at every code-coupling iteration, which enables the simultaneous convergence of variables of both fields in a single run of the solver. For the cases considered here, lock-in vibrations are predicted over a range of Reynolds numbers, inside and outside the resonant range. The results are verified by a time-accurate method and also validated against earlier experimental data, demonstrating the efficiency and robustness of the pseudo-time code-coupling approach.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/10/7/182vortex-induced vibrations (VIV)computational fluid dynamics (CFD)fluid–structure interaction (FSI)pseudo-time code couplingharmonic balance (HB) methodtime-spectral modeling
spellingShingle Hang Li
Kivanc Ekici
Vortex-Induced Vibration Predictions of a Circular Cylinder Using an Efficient Pseudo-Time Code-Coupling Approach
Fluids
vortex-induced vibrations (VIV)
computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
fluid–structure interaction (FSI)
pseudo-time code coupling
harmonic balance (HB) method
time-spectral modeling
title Vortex-Induced Vibration Predictions of a Circular Cylinder Using an Efficient Pseudo-Time Code-Coupling Approach
title_full Vortex-Induced Vibration Predictions of a Circular Cylinder Using an Efficient Pseudo-Time Code-Coupling Approach
title_fullStr Vortex-Induced Vibration Predictions of a Circular Cylinder Using an Efficient Pseudo-Time Code-Coupling Approach
title_full_unstemmed Vortex-Induced Vibration Predictions of a Circular Cylinder Using an Efficient Pseudo-Time Code-Coupling Approach
title_short Vortex-Induced Vibration Predictions of a Circular Cylinder Using an Efficient Pseudo-Time Code-Coupling Approach
title_sort vortex induced vibration predictions of a circular cylinder using an efficient pseudo time code coupling approach
topic vortex-induced vibrations (VIV)
computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
fluid–structure interaction (FSI)
pseudo-time code coupling
harmonic balance (HB) method
time-spectral modeling
url https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/10/7/182
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