Vortex Induced Vibrations
Natural Frequency, f
n
Shedding Frequency, f
s
No significant
vibrations
VIV not required
YES
1<V
R
<16
VIV required
NO
Inline flow
Cross flow
Natural frequency,
where;
E=modulus of elasticity
I= Moment of Inertia
L= span length
T=Tension
m=mass per unit length of beam
Shedding frequency,
D
V S
f
n
s
where,
S
n
= Strouhal number(from graph:0.21)
V=flow velocity
D=characteristic dimension of the
obstruction
n n
s
R
S f
f
V
Reduced Velocity,
m
T
mL
EI
L
f
n
2
2
2
1