Modification of equation of motion of fluid-conveying pipe for laminar and turbulent flow profiles

Abstract Considering the non-uniformity of the flow velocity distribution in fluid-conveying pipes caused by the viscosity of real fluids, the centrifugal force term in the equation of motion of the pipe is modified for laminar and turbulent flow profiles. The flow-profile-modification factors are found to be 1.333, 1.015–1.040 and 1.035–1.055 for laminar flow in circular pipes, turbulent flow in smooth-wall circular pipes and turbulent flow in rough-wall circular pipes, respectively. The critical flow velocities for divergence in the above-mentioned three cases are found to be 13.4%, 0.74–1.9% and 1.7–2.6%, respectively, lower than that with plug flow, while those for flutter are even lower, which could reach 36% for the laminar flow profile. By introducing two new concepts of equivalent flow velocity and equivalent mass, fluid-conveying pipe problems with different flow profiles can be solved with the equation of motion for plug flow.

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