Strumming Tests on Two Faired Cables

Abstract

Measurements are presented of the transverse accelerations of faired and unfaired cables, suspended in water sixty feet deep with currents up to one knot while under 1000 lbs. tension. Four types of fairing were tested on 3/8 in. steel double armored wire rope, and one type was tested on 3/4 in. fibre line. The greatest reduction in strumming was obtained by use of many transverse fibres about eight times as long as the line diameter. There is large spread in the measurement results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA956382

Entities

People

  • E. E. Hays
  • Paul R. Boutin
  • Richard T. Nowak

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerometers
  • Classification
  • Diameters
  • Engineering
  • Fibers
  • Flow
  • Frequency
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Oceans
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Security
  • Strumming
  • Transverse
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vortex Shedding

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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Reinforced Composite Materials