animations | igor kavrakov

Buffeting of the Great Belt Bridge

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The simulation is performed using using my in-house code AWind.

Flutter of the Great Belt Bridge

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The simulation is performed using using my in-house code AWind.

2D Buffeting of the Great Belt Bridge

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The CFD simulation is performed using Guido Morgenthal’s VXflow, including my extention VXturb for free-stream turbulence; the analytical simulation is performed my in-house code AWind.

2D CFD Flutter of the Great Belt Bridge

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The simulation is performed using Guido Morgenthal’s VXflow.

The first animation shows the velocity field, while the second shows the particle field:

2D CFD Flutter under Deterministic Free-stream Gust

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The deterministic free-stream turbulence is generated using my in-house code VXturb and the CFD solver is Guido Morgenthal’s VXflow. Thanks also to Samuel Tesfaye, who helped with the video.

Buffeting of a Steel Willow Tree

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

I performed the analysis while I was consulting with GMTIB on The Archive of the Future Project in Lichtenfels.

Buffeting of a Telecommunication Tower

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The simulation is performed using using my in-house code AWind.

Buffeting of the Mersey Gateway Bridge

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The simulation is performed using using my in-house code AWind.

Buffeting of the Stonecutters Bridge

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The simulation is performed using using my in-house code AWind.

Experimental Flutter of a Streamlined Deck

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

We performed the tests in Bauhaus University Wind Tunnel (Chair of Modelling and Simulation of Structures). Many thanks to the whole wind team who contributed to performing the experiment.

Experimental Vortex-induced Vibrations of a Streamlined Deck

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

We performed the tests in Bauhaus University Wind Tunnel (Chair of Modelling and Simulation of Structures). Many thanks to Luis Federico Navarro Vilchez and the whole wind team who contributed to performing the experiment.

Numerical Active Turbulence Generator

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The deterministic free-stream turbulence is generated using my in-house code VXturb and the CFD solver is Guido Morgenthal’s VXflow.

Pseudo-3D CFD Buffeting of the Great Belt Bridge

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The deterministic free-stream turbulence is generated using my in-house code VXturb and the CFD solver is Guido Morgenthal’s VXflow.

Pseudo-3D CFD Flutter of the Great Belt Bridge

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The simulation is performed using Guido Morgenthal’s VXflow.

Wind-Vehicle-Bridge Interaction

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The simulation is performed using using my in-house code AWind.