Vibration Analysis

Module 5
Force vibrations with damping
Tube natural frequency
Xist span lengths
Crossflow amplitude

Xist crossflow amplitude

Vibration amplitude is product of static deflection and
magnification factor

XV = CMF XS

CMF magnification factor

Xist magnification factor

Fluidelastic instability
Tube vibrate in orbital motion
Produced by combination of lift and drag
displacements of tubes at their natural frequencies
Fluidelastic instability
Calculate critical velocity above which fluidelastic
instability vibration becomes a problem
Fluidelastic instability constant
Tube vibration example
BEM propane condenser

19.05 mm diameter Titanium tubes

1.25 pitch ratio, 30O layout