THE VIRTUAL MASS MATRIX OF A CLUSTER OF CYLINDERS IN LIQUID CONTAINED BY A RIGID OUTER CYLINDER by S. SUSS, M. PUSTEJOVSKY, M.P. PAIDOUSSIS M.E.RL. report No. 76-1 BDL Reawordh Lube.“ @ — Department of Mechanical Engineering Ovcgitt University Montreal, Québec, Canada duly 1976RESUME. Deux méthodes distinctes sont décrites dans cette étude pour calculer les masses virtuelles de faisceaux de barres cylin- driques immergés dans un contenant cylindrique, tels ceux de combus- tibles dans le tube d'alimentation de réacteurs nucléaires.: La premi@re méthode s'appuie exclusivement sur 1'hydrodynamique con- ventionnelle, tandis que la seconde utilise des éléments finis de fluide. Quelques cas traités simultanément par les deux méthodes permettent d'illustrer leur application respective, d'obtenir une vérification mutuelle et de comparer leur efficacité sur ordinateur. ABSTRACT This report describes two different methods for the calculation of the virtual masses of arrays of parallel cylinders in liquid contained by an outer cylinder. The first method uses classical hydrodynamic concepts, while the second uses fluid. finite elements. “ Illustrative examples are given to show how each method may be used and also.to compare and cross-check the two methods and to compare their computational. efficiency.CONTENTS INTRODUCTION THE CLASSICAL METHOD 2.1 Introductory comments 2.2 The fluid velocity potential 2.3 The inviscid hydrodynamic forces 2.4 Numerical evaluation of the virtual mass coefficients THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD 3.1 “Formulation of the problem: differential equation and associated variational principle 3.2 Finite element approximation 3.3 Evaluation of virtual mass coefficients ILLUSTRATIVE CALCULATIONS 4.1 Examples using the classical method 4.2 Examples using the finite element method VIRTUAL. MASS MATRIX FOR A NINE-CYLINDER CLUSTER CONCLUSION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - REFERENCES FIGURES TABLES Page 7 19 21 23 28 30 32 36 38 40 Al