[oj.bulmer]

Hi

I was wondering if anyone here has any experience of modelling flow induced vibrations and the corresponding FSI in filtration equipments in the pipelines. Few of the contributing factors that I see can be:

1) Flow pulsation due to compressor in the vicinity in the pipeline
2) Vortex shedding at strainer pores (perforated sheets)
3) Acoustic characteristics due to incoming flow and the inherent design of the equipment
4) Transient phenomena because of the intricate cavities/recirculation etc in the equipment.

While incorporating the relevant contributing factors from the ones listed above will be difficult enough as it is, the situation will be more convoluted when there are porous interfaces/regions in the equipment.

Thanks
OJ