Virtual mass in stratified fluids
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The virtual mass of circular cylinders immersed in a uniformly
stratified nonhomogeneous fluid medium has been investigated both theoretically
and experimentally. The experimental equipment consisted of
a reservoir filled with one inch thick layers of salt water solution.
The density uniformly decreased with elevation (stable stratification).
The fluid motion about the cylinder was provided by the standing waves
created with a plunger. The resulting velocities and accelerations
about the cylinder were harmonic. The theoretical analysis consisted
of the calculation of the inertia coefficient through the evaluation of
the total kinetic energy of the fluid medium. Use was made of the psuedopotential
flow solution for the stratified flow about a circular cylinder.
The results have shown that the inertia coefficient for circular cylinders
immersed in a uniformly stratified media is about 25% larger than that for
a cylinder immersed in an homogeneous medium.
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