Flutter instability in riser fairings

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 527-539

  Slocum, S T ^a   Ding, Z J ^a   Frank, W R ^a   Cox, M R ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FLUTTER (AERODYNAMICS); OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; TESTING; VORTEX FLOW; VORTEX SHEDDING; WINGS;

AERODYNAMIC FLUTTER; CYLINDER OSCILLATIONS; DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS; FLUTTER INSTABILITY; MOTION AMPLITUDES; REASONABLE ACCURACY; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL; VORTEX-INDUCED VIBRATION;

OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84897013275     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4043/16342-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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