Modelling techniques for fluid–solid coupling dynamics of bundle tubes vibrating and colliding in fluids

ABSTRACTNonlinear vibrations that occur in such bundle structures caused collisions between tubes and cross flows of the surrounding fluid. This paper presents modeling techniques for simulating the FSI dynamics of bundle tubes vibrating and colliding in fluids. A typical configuration of a three-dimensional tube bundles submerged in fluid of a cylindrical container is studied. Coupling conditions of displacement, velocity and forces are considered on the fluid-structure coupling interfaces. Contacts boundary between tubes and topological domain changes of the fluid are also considered on the fluid-structure coupling interface. Modeling techniques and algorithm are then established for flow-induced vibrations of the tubes, and collisions between tubes in fluids. The examples are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed techniques. It has confirmed that our code produces the correct physics of the FSI problem, and capable of revealing the complex nonlinear mechanism with solid-solid conta...