Numerical simulations in recent years have shown that vortex-induced vibrations (VIV) of cylinders can occur at subcritical Reynolds numbers as low as 20
but relevant experimental evidence for the existence of such phenomenon has not been observed. In this paper
we first built a rotating channel for low-Reynolds-number experiments. Then
VIV at subcritical Reynolds numbers were studied in this rotating channel. The effects of support stiffness and Reynolds number on the VIV were investigated. The lowest Reynolds number for the occurence of VIV of a cylinder is 23
which is close to the numerical simulation results. It confirms that the subcritical VIV indeed exists. In addition
von Kármán vortex shedding was found during VIV and the vortex shedding frequency is the same as that of the cylinder. It indicates that the elastic support makes the flow less stable
which also agrees well with previous numerical results.
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