Nonlinear dynamics of spinning fluid-conveying pipes with structural damping: stability analysis and post-instability behavior

TL;DR

This paper analyzes the nonlinear dynamics and stability of spinning fluid-conveying pipes with damping, identifying how control parameters influence stability and post-instability behaviors through numerical simulations and modeling.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive stability analysis of spinning fluid pipes considering damping, using Galerkin discretization and the Hencky Bar-chain Model for validation.

Findings

Internal damping affects critical speeds for stability.

Rotational speed and flow velocity influence stability regions.

Post-instability involves forward whirling motion.

Abstract

Nonlinear dynamics of fluid conveying pipe, rotating with constant velocity about its longitudinal axis is analyzed. Considering boundary conditions and internal damping, the nonlinear equation of motion is derived, and it is discretized via the Galerkin method. Afterward, the stability of the system is investigated by characterizing the eigenvalues under the action of two control parameters: rotational speed and flow velocity. Then using direct numerical simulation, instability and stability regions are distinguished in a map as the control parameters vary. It is shown that due to the presence of internal damping in the system, both rotational speed and flow velocity determine the critical speeds. Post-instability behavior is characterized by non-zero equilibrium points, representing deflection in the rotating frame, which correspond to forward whirling motion in the inertial frame. Finally, Hencky Bar-chain Model was employed to verify the results.