Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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792641 | Journal of Fluids and Structures | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The possibility of transverse galloping of a square cylinder at low Reynolds numbers (Re≤200Re≤200, so that the flow is presumably laminar) is analysed. Transverse galloping is here considered as a one-degree-of-freedom oscillator subjected to fluid forces, which are described by using the quasi-steady hypothesis (time-averaged data are extracted from previous numerical simulations). Approximate solutions are obtained by means of the method of Krylov-Bogoliubov, with two major conclusions: (i) a square cylinder cannot gallop below a Reynolds number of 159 and (ii) in the range 159≤Re≤200159≤Re≤200 the response exhibits no hysteresis.
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Authors
A. Barrero-Gil, A. Sanz-Andrés, M. Roura,