Valve actuation and pump fluctuation in piping systems generate propagating sound waves in the fluid path which in turn can lead to undesired excitation of structural components. This vibro-acoustic problem is addressed by studying the propagation dynamics as well as the excitation mechanism. Fluid-structure interaction has a significant influence on both hydroacoustics and on structural deformation. Therefore, pipe models are generated in three dimensions by using finite elements in order to include higher-order deflection modes and fluid modes. The acoustic wave equation in the fluid is hereby fully coupled to the structural domain at the fluid-structure interface. These models are used for simulating transient response and for performing numerical modal analysis. Unfortunately, such 3D models are large and simulation runs turn out to be very time consuming. To overcome this limitation, reduced pipe models are needed for efficient simulations. The proposed model reduction is based on a series of modal transformations and modal truncations, where focus is placed on the treatment of the nonsymmetric system matrices due to the coupling. Afterwards, dominant modes are selected based on controllability and observability considerations. Furthermore, modal controllabilities are used to quantify the excitation of vibration modes by a white noise acoustic source at the pipe inlet. The excitation of structural elements connected to the piping system can therefore be predicted without performing transient simulations. Numerical results are presented for a piping system consisting of straight pipe segments, an elbow pipe, joints, and a target structure. This example illustrates the usefulness of the presented method for vibro-acoustic investigations of more complex piping systems.
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August 2007
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Simulation of Structural Deformations of Flexible Piping Systems by Acoustic Excitation
Matthias K. Maess,
Matthias K. Maess
Institute of Applied and Experimental Mechanics, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
e-mail: maess@iam.uni-stuttgart.de
University of Stuttgart
, 70550 Stuttgart, Germany
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Lothar Gaul
Lothar Gaul
Institute of Applied and Experimental Mechanics, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
e-mail: gaul@iam.unl-stuttgart.de
University of Stuttgart
, 70550 Stuttgart, Germany
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Matthias K. Maess
Institute of Applied and Experimental Mechanics, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Stuttgart
, 70550 Stuttgart, Germanye-mail: maess@iam.uni-stuttgart.de
Lothar Gaul
Institute of Applied and Experimental Mechanics, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Stuttgart
, 70550 Stuttgart, Germanye-mail: gaul@iam.unl-stuttgart.de
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. Aug 2007, 129(3): 363-371 (9 pages)
Published Online: October 2, 2006
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Received:
December 30, 2005
Revised:
October 2, 2006
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Maess, M. K., and Gaul, L. (October 2, 2006). "Simulation of Structural Deformations of Flexible Piping Systems by Acoustic Excitation." ASME. J. Pressure Vessel Technol. August 2007; 129(3): 363–371. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2748819
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