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Stacks and chimneys use helical strakes to suppress vortex-induced vibrations

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Stacks, chimneys, and cylindrical offshore structures commonly utilize helical strakes to successfully disrupt wake formations and suppress vortex-induced vibrations.

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Investigation on Suppression of Vortex-Induced Vibration Using Helical Strakes

2010 · cited by 4

Experiments confirm that helical strakes effectively mitigate vortex-induced vibrations on cylinders by weakening shed vortices and disrupting lock-in.

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Experimental Study on Flow-Induced Vibration Control of Multiple Cylinders in Tandem With Helical Strakes

2022 · cited by 0

Helical strakes are widely used and verified to control flow-induced vibrations on engineering structures like stacks and risers.

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