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Workshop 25 Riser VIV

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Purpose of the Workshop
Set up a Practical FSI simulation (P-FSI)
Gain experience using ALE mesh motion
Use Surface Manager to assign boundary condition types
Use Eigenmode Manager for transfering structural data onto CFD mesh
Use the Propagate feature to copy settings from one group to another
Run AcuSolve
Monitor solution with AcuProbe
Post process in AcuFieldView
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Flexible Riser Problem Description
In this workshop, we perform a P-FSI simulation of a flexible riser suspended in cross
flow. Note that this is a contrived configuration used for training purposes only.
The following diagram illustrates the problem set up and the constraints that are placed
on the ring.

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OD= 0.15 m
Top an bottom are constrained in all
directions to have zero displacement
and zero rotation
ID= 0.125 m
Youngs Modulus = 2.0 x 10
9
Pa
Density = 1500 kg/m
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Poissons Ratio = 0.3
6 m
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Create a new database
File New
Browse to problem directory
Provide a file name riser and click Save
Import Geometry
File > Import
Browse to the problem directory, select the
parasolid file and click Open
In the Import Geometry dialog set,
Surface Group Option to By attributes
Surface attribute string to SDL/TYSA_NAME
By setting the above, we are getting the surface set
tags from cad into AcuConsole
Click Ok to import the geometry

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Set the data tree to Basic
Ensure that the BAS button is selected in the Data
tree Manager
Expand Model > Surfaces
All the surfaces are placed in the appropriate sets.
This is due to the tagging of faces in SolidWorks and
importing the model using By attributes option
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Set up global parameters
Expand Global branch
Double-click Problem Description
Enter the problem title and subtitle
Set Analysis Type' to Transient
Set Turbulence equation to Spalart-Allmaras
Set Mesh Type to Arbitrary mesh movement
(ALE)
Set solution strategy
Double-click Auto Solution Strategy
Set Max time steps to 4000
Set Initial time increment to .005 sec
Set Max stagger iterations to 6
Verify that Flow and Mesh are set to On
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Material model
Water is used as the fluid which is already defined
Set the nodal output frequency
Double-click on Nodal Output
Set Time step frequency to 5
Set Output initial condition to On
Nodal Initial Condition
Set the X velocity to 1.5 m/s
Eddy viscosity to 1.0e-05 m2/sec

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Separating Volume sets
Right-click on Surfaces and select Display off
Right-click on Volumes and select Display on
Right-click on Volumes again and select New
Rename Volume 1 to fluid
Right-click on fluid and click Add To. Select the
model. Outer region is selected which is the fluid
region.
Remaining is the pipe volume
Rename default to solid
Now turn off volumes display and turn on
surfaces.
Right-click on Surfaces and select Purge to
delete any empty surface sets.

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Mesh Parameters
Click on MSH in the Datatree Manager
Double click on Global Mesh Attributes
Set Mesh size type to Absolute
Absolute mesh size = 0.16
Right-click on Zone Mesh Attributes and select New
Rename Zone Mesh Attributes 1 to Box_Large
Set the Mesh zone type to Box
Click on Open Array next to Box center
Specify the center as (0.2, 1.0, 0.0) and click Ok.
Set Box lengths to 0.9 m, 2.1 m and 0.6 m
Set Mesh size to 0.04 m

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Again right-click on Zone Mesh Attributes and
select New
Rename Zone Mesh Attributes 1 to Cylinder
Set the Mesh zone type to Cylinder
Click on Open Array next to Base centers array
Set the base centers as (0, -0.05, 0) and (0, 2.05, 0)
Set Radius to 0.15 m
Set Mesh size to 0.02 m
Expand Volumes > solid
Enable Volume Mesh Attributes and set Mesh
size type to NoMesh

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Expand Surfaces > Pipe
Enable Surface Mesh Attributes
Set Mesh size type to Absolute
Absolute mesh size = 0.015
Boundary layer flag = On
Boundary layer type = Full control
Resolve = Total layer height
First Element height = 0.002 m
Growth rate = 1.3
Number of layers = 6
Click on Tools > Generate Mesh
Click Ok in the Launch AcuMeshSim dialog to run the mesher
~ 81,000 nodes will be generated
Right-click on Surfaces and set the Display type to Solid&wire to see the mesh
Also visualize the mesh around pipe using the cut-plane feature.
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Scaling the mesh
In the menu bar, select MeshOp > Transform Coordinates
In the Transform Coordintes Dialog select Scale from the drop downlist next to
Transformation
Specify 3 in the second box to scale the model 3 times in Y direction
Click Apply and Close
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Create some monitor points
Expand the Output branch
Right click on Time History Output and select New
Rename Time History Output 1 to Monitor Points
Double-click Monitor Points
Change Type to Coordinates
Click Open Array next to Coordinates
In the Array Editor click Read and select monitor.dat
file. It has the coordinates of the monitor points. Click Ok

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Create Multiplier Function
Multiplier function is used to ramp up the fluid forces initially
Click PB* in the datatree manager
Right-click on Multiplier Function and select New
Rename Multiplier Function 1 to Ramp
Set the Type to Piecewise linear
Curve fit variable to Time step
Click on Open Array next to Curve fit values
Provide the following from the image below.
We are ramping linearly for the first 10 time steps.
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Set the Datatree Manager to FSI mode
Ensure that the FSI button is selected in the
Data tree Manager
This only shows settings associated with set-up
of FSI models
Create a Flexible Body
Right-click on Flexible Body and select New
Right-click on Flexible Body 1 and select
Rename rename to Flexible Riser
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Double-click on Flexible Riser to open it
In the panel, click on the Open Refs button
next to Surface outputs
This opens the list editor to specify the name
of the surface outputs that AcuSolve will use
to determine the forces on the flexible body:
Select Add Row, then select Pipe from the
pull-down
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Set the data tree back to Basic
Click on the BAS button in the Data tree Manager
Set the element set properties
Collapse the Global branch
Expand the Model branch
Expand the Volumes and Surfaces branches
Expand the fluid branch under Volumes
Double-click Element Set
Set Material Model to Water
Boundary Conditions
Right-click on Surfaces and select Surface
Manager
Expand the Model branch

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Set the boundary condition types
Right click on Surfaces, then Surface Manager
Click Columns and make sure Simple BC Type is enabled
Set the boundary conditions using the Simple BC Type column according
to the following:
Bottom Symmetry
Inlet Inflow
Outlet Outflow
Pipe Wall
Side_MaxZ Symmetry
Side_MinZ Symmetry
Top Symmetry
Close surface manager
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Set the boundary condition details
Expand the surface named Pipe
Ensure that the Surface Output box is toggled
on
Double click on Simple Boundary Condition
Ensure that Wall Velocity Type is set to Match
Mesh Velocity
Set the Mesh displacement BC Type to Flexible
Body
Set the Flexible Body to Flexible Riser
These settings tell the mesh on the BODY walls to
move based on the Flexible Body parameters
that we will define later
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Expand the surface named Side_MaxZ
Set Mesh displacement BC Type to Slip
Repeat the same for Side_MinZ
Set Mesh displacement BC Type to Slip
These settings allow the mesh on the
Side_MinZ surface to slip tangentially along
the surface
Expand the surface named Inlet
Set X velocity to 1.5 m/sec
Eddy viscosity to 1.0e-05 m
2
/sec

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We will now create a set of nodes surrounding the
ring that we will force to move in conjunction with the
body
Right-click on Nodes and select New
Rename the node set to 8Layers
Right-click on 8Layers and select Define
When the Node Define dialog box opens, set the type
to Surface, then select Pipe as the surface, and set
Number of Layers to 8.
Select OK
This creates a node set containing 8 layers of nodes
starting from the surface named Pipe

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The next step is to import the structural model and project the eigenvectors onto
the CFD mesh
Well project the eigenvectors onto the surface of the ring as well as the node set that
was just created.
This projection step tells AcuSolve to move the nodes according to the solution of the
flexible body
The Eigenmode Manager will be used to perform this projection and update the
boundary conditions with the appropriate data.
Note that this projection step relies on nodal coordinates and ids
If the mesh is changed, this step needs to be performed again!

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Open the Eigenvalue manager by clicking on
the appropriate icon in the main toolbar
Click on Add, then type Modes for the
name.
Click on Open next to Import, then
navigate to the Radioss directory and select
the structural data file (Riser_PFSI.op2)
Make sure the file filter is set according to
the type of results file to be loaded
Click on Open to load the file

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Click on the Show tab in the Eigenmode
Manager, then toggle the animation button on
to visualize the modes of the structure.
Experiment with the Animation mode id slider
to look at the different modes of the structure.
You can also change the amplitude, speed, and
visualization properties of the animation using
this panel.

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Click on the Transfer tab in the Eigenmode Manager.
Select Transfer next to the Flexible Body label.
Ensure that Flexible Riser is selected, then click on OK
This will transfer the mass, stiffness, and damping arrays from the structural model
over to the Flexible Walls flexible body that was created earlier.

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Select Transfer next to the Simple BC label.
Select the simple boundary condition named Pipe from the Reference Editor,
then click on OK.
This will project the eigenvectors of the structure onto the nodes of the
surface named Pipe.

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Select Transfer next to the Nodal BC label.
Select the node set named 8Layers, then click on OK.
This will project the eigenvectors of the structure onto the nodes of the set named 8 Layers
and activate the appropriate boundary conditions.
This projection step causes the nodes of this set to move directly with the structure
Note that there is an option to scale the eigenvectors for more complex applications.
Close the Eigenmode Manager

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Save the model
Click on the save icon in the toolbar, or type
Ctrl+S
Write the AcuSolve input files and launch the
solver:
Click on the solve icon in the toolbar, or type
Ctrl+Shift+S
Select OK.
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Launch acuProbe
Plot the mesh displacements at the time history output points to get an idea of how
much the pipe is deforming
Expand Time History
Expand Node 11
Plot the X mesh displacement

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Post-process using AcuFieldView
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