Fluidelastic instability of an array of tubes preferentially flexible in the flow direction subjected to two-phase cross flow

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 148-159

  Violette, R ^b   Pettigrew, M J ^a,b   Mureithi, N W ^b  

^a ASME   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUIDELASTIC INSTABILITY; TWO-PHASE CROSS FLOW;

AIR; DAMPING; ELASTICITY; STABILITY; TWO PHASE FLOW; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WATER; WIND TUNNELS;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 33645052439     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2138064     Document Type: Article

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