Abstract
The “riser group—fluid between risers” is taken as the carrier, and the experiment on vortex-induced vibration of tandem riser groups coupling interference effect under sensitive spacing is performed. The least-square method is used to linearly fit the reduced velocity and main frequency, and the rule of Strouhal numbers is analyzed. Each mode is separated based on the mode decomposition theory, and the mode conversion mechanism is also explored. The concept of “interference efficiency” is introduced to study the dynamic characteristics and response evolutions of different riser groups. The results show that the wake shielding effect widely exists in tandem riser groups, and the interference effect of midstream and downstream risers on their upstream risers is significantly lower than that of upstream risers on midstream and downstream risers. The trajectories of midstream and downstream risers lag behind their upstream risers due to multiple shadowing effects, the vibration frequency range of downstream riser is widened and the dominant frequency is extremely unstable. Compared with the isolated riser, wake interference suppresses the vibration displacement of the midstream and downstream risers in the in-line direction, and enhances the displacement of upstream and midstream risers in the cross-flow direction. The interference effect of the fluid between risers at low velocities is stronger than that at higher velocities, and the cross-flow displacements of upstream risers are always in the interference enhancement region. It is urgent to pay attention to the cross-flow displacement of upstream and midstream risers in tandem riser groups considering the safety design.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51709161 and U2006226), the Key Technology Research and Development Program of Shandong Province (Grant No. 2019GHY112061), the Research and Innovation Team of Ocean Oil and Gas Development Engineering Structure, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Shandong University of Science and Technology (Grant No. 2019TJKYTD01), and the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Grant No. ZR2020ME261).
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Wang, Y., Li, P., Liu, Y. et al. Experimental Study on Vortex-Induced Vibration Coupling Wake Interference of Multi-Riser Groups with Sensitive Spacing. China Ocean Eng 36, 333–347 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13344-022-0030-y
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