Flow Induced Vibration of Equipment Internals in a Two-Phase Gas/liquid Flow

摘要

The paper describes the use of Fluid-Structure-Interaction (FSI) to evaluate turning vane blades in an inlet distributor with two-phase gas/liquid flow. A fatigue failure mechanism attributed to flow induced vibration (FIV) resulting from vortex shedding and unsteadiness in the flow field is evaluated. This failure mechanism can be missed in a complex flow field that is assumed to be steady. Natural frequency of the turning vanes was found to be well within the flow induced forcing frequency range, which led to structural failure of the vanes.