Introduction
Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) is a fluid-structure interaction (FSI) phenomenon in which the structure is excited into vibration under the forces induced by the vortices alternatively shed from the surface of a bluff body. VIV is a major concern which has the potential to cause the fatigue failure of the structures in many engineering applications. The suppression of VIV minimizes the fatigue effects prolonging the integrity of the structures and avoiding or deferring the costs associated with replacement or repair of the structures.
Vortex Shedding
Definition of Vortex Shedding
Vortex shedding is the phenomenon in which vortices are shed alternatively at either side of a bluff body at a certain frequency, and consequently the wake has an appearance of a vortex street as illustrated in Fig. 1.
Appearance of vortex shedding behind a circular cylinder in a stream of oil at Re = 161 (Homann 1936)
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Xu, W. (2022). Vortex Shedding and VIV Suppression. In: Cui, W., Fu, S., Hu, Z. (eds) Encyclopedia of Ocean Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6946-8_279
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