Mathematical Analysis of Flow-Induced Oscillations of a Spring-Mounted Body in a Navier-Stokes Liquid

arXiv2207.02358MaRDI QIDQ6404097FDOQ6404097

Giovanni Paolo Galdi

Publication date: 5 July 2022

Abstract: We study the motion of a rigid body $mathscrB$ subject to an undamped elastic restoring force, in the stream of a viscous liquid $mathscrL$. The motion of the coupled system $mathscrB$-$mathscrLequivmathscrS$ is driven by a uniform flow of $mathscrL$ at spatial infinity, characterized by a given, constant dimensionless velocity $$, $lambda>0$. We show that as long as $lambdain(0,lambd{a}_c)$, with $lambd{a}_c$ a distinct positive number, there is a uniquely determined time-independent state of $mathscrS$ where $mathscrB$ is in a (locally) stable equilibrium and the flow of $mathscrL$ is steady. Moreover, in that range of $lambda$, no oscillatory flow may occur. Successively we prove that if certain suitable spectral properties of the relevant linearized operator are met, there exists a $lambd{a}_0>lambd{a}_c>0$ where an oscillatory regime for $mathscrS$ sets in. More precisely, a bifurcating time-periodic branch stems out of the time-independent solution. The significant feature of this result is that {em no} restriction is imposed on the frequency, $omega$, of the bifurcating solution, which may thus coincide with the natural structural frequency, $omeg{a}_{sfn}$, of $mathscrB$, or any multiple of it. This implies that a dramatic structural failure cannot take place due to resonance effects. However, our analysis also shows that when $omega$ becomes sufficiently close to $omeg{a}_{sfn}$ the amplitude of oscillations can become very large in the limit when the density of $mathscrL$ becomes negligible compared to that of $mathscrB$.

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