Marcin Tatara

The influence of the ice accretion, angle of attack and Reynolds number on the flow field around iced cables of cablesupported bridges is not clearly understood. The Strouhal number is one of the most important parameters which is necessary for an analysis of the vortex excitation response of slender structures. This paper presents the method and results of wind tunnel investigations of the Strouhal number of stationary iced cable models of cable-supported bridges. The investigations were conducted in a climatic wind tunnel laboratory of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Telč. The methodology leading to the experimental icing of the inclined cable model in the climatic section of the laboratory was prepared. The shape of the ice on the cable was registered by photogrammetry and numerical evaluation. For the aerodynamic investigations, the iced cable model in a smaller scale was reproduced using a 3D printing procedure. The Strouhal number was determined within the range of the Reynolds number between 2.4·104 and 16.4·104, based on the dominant vortex shedding frequency measured in the flow behind the model. The model was orientated at three principal angles of wind attack for each of the Reynolds number values. In order to recognize the tunnel blockage effect, the Strouhal number of a smooth circular cylinder was tested. Strong agreement with the generally reported value in the subcritical Reynolds number range for a circular cylinder was obtained.

This paper presents the wind tunnel investigations of the mean aerodynamic coefficients of the stationary iced model in cable-stayed bridges. The investigations were performed in a Climatic Wind Tunnel Laboratory at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Telč. The icing of the inclined cable model was made experimentally. The shape of the iced model was mapped by a photogrammetry method. The new iced cable model was made by using a 3D printer. The aerodynamic drag, lift and moment coefficients were determined with respect to three principal angles of wind attack within the range of the Reynolds number between 2.5·104 and 13.6·104 at a turbulence intensity of 5 %. It was found that the drag coefficient values of the iced cable model are higher than for a circular smooth cylinder. The obtained results could constitute a basis to formulate a mathematical description of the wind load acting on the iced cables of cable-supported bridges.

Keywords: bridge cable, ice accretion, angle of wind attack, aerodynamic coefficient

Streszczenie
W pracy podano sposób i wyniki badań statycznych współczynników aerodynamicznych nieruchomego modelu oblodzonego cięgna mostu podwieszonego. Badania wykonano w tunelu aerodynamicznym Laboratorium Czeskiej Akademii Nauk w Telč. Zrealizowano doświadczalne oblodzenie nachylonego modelu cięgna. Otrzymane oblodzenie zarejestrowano metodą fotogrametrii. Wykonano nowy model oblodzonego cięgna metodą druku 3D. Współczynniki aerodynamiczne wyznaczono przy trzech podstawowych kierunkach napływającego powietrza w zakresie liczby Reynoldsa od 2,5·104 do 13,6·104 i przy średniej intensywności turbulencji powietrza 5%. Stwierdzono, że wartości współczynnika oporu aerodynamicznego modelu oblodzonego cięgna są większe w porównaniu do wartości otrzymanych dla cylindra. Otrzymane wyniki mogą stanowić podstawę do sformułowania matematycznego opisu modelu obciążenia wiatrem oblodzonych cięgien mostowych.