Wind tunnel tests and dynamic analysis of wind-induced response of a transmission tower on a hill

2021 ◽  
pp. 136943322110339
Author(s):  
Jian Guo ◽  
Changliang Xiao ◽  
Jiantao Li
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Field ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Induced Response ◽  
Transmission Tower ◽  
Structural Dynamic ◽  
Wind Tunnel Tests ◽  
Hill Slope ◽  
The Hill

A hill with a lattice transmission tower presents complex wind field characteristics. The commonly used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations are difficult to analyze the wind resistance and dynamic responses of the transmission tower due to structural complexity. In this study, wind tunnel tests and numerical simulations are conducted to analyze the wind field of the hill and the dynamic responses of the transmission tower built on it. The hill models with different slopes are investigated by wind tunnel tests to measure the wind field characteristics, such as mean speed and turbulence intensity. The study shows that the existence of a transmission tower reduces the wind speed on the leeward slope significantly but has little effect on the windward slope. To study the dynamic behavior of the transmission tower, a hybrid analysis procedure is used by introducing the measured experimental wind information to the finite element tower model established using ANSYS. The effects of hill slope on the maximum displacement response of the tower are studied. The results show that the maximum value of the response is the largest when the hill slope is 25° compared to those when hill slope is 15° and 35°. The results extend the knowledge concerning wind tunnel tests on hills of different terrain and provide a comprehensive understanding of the interactive effects between the hill and existing transmission tower regarding to the wind field characteristics and structural dynamic responses.

Wind load investigation of self-supported lattice transmission tower based on wind tunnel tests

2022 ◽  
Vol 252 ◽  
pp. 113575
Author(s):  
Wentong Zhang ◽  
Yiqing Xiao ◽  
Chao Li ◽  
Qingxing Zheng ◽  
Yanan Tang
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Load ◽  
Transmission Tower ◽  
Wind Tunnel Tests

Wind-induced response of light and slender arched structures in twin arrangement: Wind tunnel tests and full-scale monitoring

2019 ◽  
Vol 190 ◽  
pp. 262-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Muggiasca ◽  
Ilmas Bayati ◽  
Stefano Giappino ◽  
Lorenzo Rosa ◽  
Marco Belloli
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Induced Response ◽  
Wind Tunnel Tests

Effect of Added Mass on Wind-Induced Vibration of a Circular Flat Membrane by Wind Tunnel Tests

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 1850156
Author(s):  
Yi Zhou ◽  
Yuanqi Li ◽  
Akihito Yoshida
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Added Mass ◽  
Wind Pressure ◽  
Induced Response ◽  
Wind Tunnel Tests ◽  
Rigid Model ◽  
Flat Membrane ◽  
Wind Induced Vibration

Flexible roof structures, such as membranes, are sensitive to wind action due to their flexibility and light weight. Previously, the effect of added mass on the vibration frequency of membrane structures has been experimentally tested. However, the effect of added mass on wind-induced vibration remains unclear. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of added mass on the wind-induced vibration of a circular flat membrane based on wind tunnel tests. First, wind tunnel tests were conducted to obtain wind pressure distribution from the rigid model and wind-induced vibration from the aeroelastic model of a circular flat membrane. Secondly, a dynamic finite element analysis for the proposed added mass model was conducted to obtain the wind-induced vibration of the membrane structure. Then, with the wind pressure distribution obtained from the rigid model tests, dynamic analysis was conducted either with or without consideration of the effect of added mass. According to the dynamic analysis results and the wind tunnel test results, it is clear that considering the effect of added mass in dynamic analysis can significantly improve the accuracy of a wind-induced response. Such an effect is more significant at the windward than the central zone. The inclusion of added mass can result in a larger displacement response as wind velocity increases but a smaller response as the prestress level increases.

Wind tunnel tests on wind loads acting on an angled steel triangular transmission tower

2016 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. 93-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fengli Yang ◽  
Huixue Dang ◽  
Huawei Niu ◽  
Hongjie Zhang ◽  
Binrong Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Loads ◽  
Transmission Tower ◽  
Wind Tunnel Tests

Vortex-induced vibration of a truss girder with high vertical stabilizers

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 948-959 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haojun Tang ◽  
KM Shum ◽  
Qiyu Tao ◽  
Jinsong Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Windward Side ◽  
Induced Response ◽  
Vortex Induced Vibration ◽  
Wind Tunnel Tests ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

To improve the flutter stability of a long-span suspension bridge with steel truss stiffening girder, two vertical stabilizers of which the total height reaches to approximately 2.9 m were planned to install on the deck. As the optimized girder presents the characteristics of a bluff body more, its vortex-induced vibration needs to be studied in detail. In this article, computational fluid dynamics simulations and wind tunnel tests are carried out. The vortex-shedding performance of the optimized girder is analyzed and the corresponding aerodynamic mechanism is discussed. Then, the static aerodynamic coefficients and the dynamic vortex-induced response of the bridge are tested by sectional models. The results show that the vertical stabilizers could make the incoming flow separate and induce strong vortex-shedding behind them, but this effect is weakened by the chord member on the windward side of the lower stabilizer. As the vortex-shedding performance of the optimized girder is mainly affected by truss members whose position relationships change along the bridge span, the vortex shed from the girder can hardly have a uniform frequency so the possibility of vortex-induced vibration of the bridge is low. The data obtained by wind tunnel tests verify the results by computational fluid dynamics simulations.

scholarly journals Experimental Study of the Aerodynamics of Sail in Natural Wind

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (s2) ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
Zeng Xiangming ◽  
Zhang Huawu
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Drag Coefficient ◽  
Wind Field ◽  
Effectiveness Evaluation ◽  
Wind Tunnel Tests ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Natural Wind

Abstract In order to evaluate the impacts of a motor vessel after installing wind sails, the aerodynamics of the sail should be accurately calculated. However most of the research on sails are based on stable wind instead of natural wind which is changing horizontally and vertically. In this paper wind tunnel tests are carried out based on stable wind field and simulated natural wind field, the results shown that there are 16–44% decrease in natural wind in terms of lifting coefficient and 11–42% decrease for drag coefficient. This would provide a valuable reference to the effectiveness evaluation of the impact of sails for sail assisted ships.

Evaluation on Dynamic Responses of Transmission Lines Subjected to Wind Excitations

2015 ◽  
Vol 744-746 ◽  
pp. 82-87
Author(s):  
Peng Yun Li ◽  
Bo Chen ◽  
Wen Ping Xie ◽  
Hao Liu
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Induced Response ◽  
Transmission Tower ◽  
Line System ◽  
Long Span ◽  
Commercial Package ◽  
Element Approach ◽  
Strong Winds

The evaluation on dynamic responses of transmission lines subjected to wind excitations is actively carried out in this study. A transmission tower-line system constructed in the southern coastal areas of China is taken as example to examine the wind induced response of the transmission lines. The structural model is established based on finite element approach by using commercial package. The displacement, velocity and acceleration responses of the transmission lines are computed to explore structural performance. The made observations indicate that the transmission lines vibrant substantially when subjected to strong winds. It is obvious that the dynamic responses of the ground wire are smaller than those of the wire and the responses in the long span are much larger than those in the short span.

scholarly journals CFD-Based Wind Field Correction Method for Terrain Wind Tunnel Tests

2021 ◽  
Vol 2083 (3) ◽  
pp. 032083
Author(s):  
Qi Zhou ◽  
Yuxiang Zhu ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
Jiceng Han
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Test Data ◽  
Wind Field ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Correction Method ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Mountainous Area ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Wind Tunnel Tests

Abstract At present, the wind tunnel test results will have certain deviation and distortion when the wind tunnel test is conducted on certain mountainous terrain with complex local terrain and large variation of wind field characteristics due to the accuracy range of the measuring instruments used in wind tunnel test. In order to correct and obtain correct wind tunnel test results, the wind tunnel tests and numerical simulations were conducted on a super-large bridge in the mountainous area of Southwest China, and the wind parameters of the wind field at the bridge site were obtained. The CFD results were compared with the wind tunnel test results to confirm the credibility of the CFD results; a method was proposed to correct the deviated wind tunnel test data based on the CFD simulation results; the deviated wind tunnel test data were corrected and predicted with the above method, and a more satisfactory correction result was obtained.

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