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Stability of a U-shaped profile and combination of wind flow velocity 0-18 m/s
Král, Radomil ; Kuznetsov, Sergeii ; Pospíšil, Stanislav ; Buljac, Andrija
The report presents experimental results regarding the aero-elastic stability of a U-shaped profile withan aspect-ratio (along wind length B, frontal height H) of B/H = 4.65. In the literature it can be found that a square prism (B/H =1) can perform galloping oscillations. However, this is not the case for a flat rectangular prism (B/H = 10). The aspect ratio of the U-beam under consideration here lies between these two values. Additionally, the asymetry of the profile possibly introduces interesting effects. In a comprehensive study of B/H = 4 rectangulsr prism, it is shown experimentally that vortex-induced as well as self-excited one-degree of freedom vibrations are possible. Our investigation aims at understanding the excitation mechanism and estimate critical velocities. Simulations and, more recently wind tunnel experiments are used in our investigations.
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