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Laboratory tests were conducted on a flexible riser with and without helical strakes. The aim of the present work is to further understand the response performance of the vortex induced vibration (VIV) for a riser with helical strakes. The experiment was accomplished in the towing tank and the relative current was simulated by towing a flexible riser in one direction. Based on the modal analysis method, the displacement responses can be obtained by the measured strain. The strakes with different heights are analyzed here, and the response parameters like strain response and displacement response are studied. The experimental results show that the in-line (IL) response is as important as the cross-flow (CF) response, however, many industrial analysis methods usually ignore the IL response due to VIV. The results also indicate that the response characteristics of a bare riser can be quite distinct from that of a riser with helical strakes, and the response performance depends on the geometry on the helical strakes closely. The fatigue damage is further discussed and the results show that the fatigue damage in the CF direction is of the same order as that in the IL direction for the bare riser. However, for the riser with helical strakes, the fatigue damage in the CF direction is much smaller than that in the IL direction.
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This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51279101, 51239007 and 51490674), a Research Project on High-Technology Ships supported by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, and the Central Financial Support of Local Key Discipline Youth Fund Project ( Grant No. YC319).
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Gao, Y., Fu, Sx., Cao, J. et al. Experimental study on response performance of VIV of a flexible riser with helical strakes. China Ocean Eng 29, 673–690 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13344-015-0048-5
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