Experimental study of vortex-induced vibrations of a tethered cylinder

• Main Authors: Wang, X. K., Su, B. Y., Tan, S. K.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97913; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18087
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper presents an experimental study of the motions, forces and flow patterns of a positively buoyant tethered cylinder (m⁎<1) in uniform flow undergoing vortex-induced vibration (VIV). The flow fields have been measured using digital Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) technique, in conjunctio...