Large structures exposed to the environment such as the collinear omni and large panel communication antennas in this research suffer damage from cyclic wind, rain, hail, ice load and impacts from birds and stones. Stresses from self-weight, ice loading and wind gusts will produce deformations of the structure that will lead to performance deterioration of the antenna. In order to avoid such a case, it is important to understand the static, dynamic and aerodynamic behavior of these structures and thus optimization can be achieved. In this research the current fluid-structure interaction methods are used to model, simulate and analyze these communication antennas in order to assess whether failure would occur under service loads. The FEA models developed are verified against analytical models and/or experiments. Different antenna configurations are compared based on their capacity to minimize vibration effects, stress-induced deformations and aerodynamic loading effects.

Large structures exposed to the environment such as the collinear omni and large panel communication antennas in this research suffer damage from cyclic wind, rain, hail, ice load and impacts from birds and stones. Stresses from self-weight, ice loading and wind gusts will produce deformations of the structure that will lead to performance deterioration of the antenna. In order to avoid such a case, it is important to understand the static, dynamic and aerodynamic behavior of these structures and thus optimization can be achieved. In this research the current fluid-structure interaction methods are used to model, simulate and analyze these communication antennas in order to assess whether failure would occur under service loads. The FEA models developed are verified against analytical models and/or experiments. Different antenna configurations are compared based on their capacity to minimize vibration effects, stress-induced deformations and aerodynamic loading effects.

<p> Two phase flow induced vibrations is a field that has many inherent modelling difficulties, making research in the area challenging. In order to study the problem more closely, a two phase flow loop using Freon 11 had been designed and commissioned at McMaster University. The initial design required some modifications to make the loop as "user friendly" as possible. The final result meets this desired capability. </p> <p> The loop was designed so that research into vibrations in tube bundles could be carried out. A test section had been designed to facilitate this task. However, this design also required modifications. Additionally, new vibration monitoring instrumentation making use of light was developed to avoid the detrimental effects of Freon 11. The introduction of these items has resulted in a complete facility for the purpose of studying two phase flow induced vibrations. Preliminary experiments revealed a problem relating to tube tuning. Generally, the results are promising and some interesting new phenomena were observed as well. </p> / Thesis / Master of Engineering (ME)

[ES] La Interacción Fluido Estructura consiste en un problema físico en el que dos materiales, gobernados por conjuntos de ecuaciones distintas, se acoplan de diferentes formas. La investigación en el campo de la Interacción Fluido Esructura experimentó un importante desarrollo desde principios del siglo XX, de la mano del campo de la aeroelasticdad. Durante el desarrollo de la industria aeroespacial en el contexto de las guerras mundiales, el uso de materiales más ligeros (y flexibles) comenzó a hacerse obligatorio para la obtención de aeronaves con un comportamiento (y costes) aceptable. A lo largo de los últimos años, el uso de materiales de construcción cada vez más ligeros, se ha extendido al resto de campos de la industria. A modo de ejemplo, podría servir el desarrollo de trackers en la producción de energia solar; la utilización de materiales ligeros en ingeniería civil o el desarrollo de elementos constructivos de plástico en la industria del automóvil. Como consecuencia, la predicción con exactitud de las deformaciones inducidas por un fluido y, si aplica, la influencia de estas deformaciones en el propio flujo, ha adquirido una importancia vital. Este documento intenta porporcionar, en primer lugar, una profunda revisión de los métodos experimentales y computacionales que se han utilizado en este contexto en la bibliografía, así como los análisis en problemas de este tipo realizados por otros investigadores de cara a presentar una primera aproximación a la Interacción Fluido Estructura. Se verá cómo existe una importante cantidad de herramientas y metodologías aplicables a cualquier tipo de problema y para cualquier combinación de flujos y estructuras. Sin embargo, no existe una aproximación general que, en función de valores de números adimensionales, permita establecer cuáles de ellos son los de mayor importancia en este tipo de problemas. En este sentido, se llevará a cabo un completo análisis paramétrico durante el desarrollo del Capítulo 2 para establecer cuáles de ellos son de mayor importancia. Una vez se establezca la importancia de estos parámetros, se analizará un caso que es de especial interés en la industria: la aerovibroacústica. Éste es un caso particular de Interacción Fluido Estructura en el que, debido a la combinación de parámetros adimensionales, la interacción se puede considerar como prácticamente unidireccional, permitiendo extender estudios mediante un conste computacional relativamente acotado. La Aerovibroacústica y la vibroacústica se analizarán mediante la presentación de dos casos de referencia, permitiendo proponer una metodología que se podrá extender a otros problemas similares. / [CAT] La Interacció Fluid Estructura consisteix en un problema físic en què dos materials, governats per conjunts d'equacions diferents, s'acoblen de diferents formes. La investigació en el camp de la Interacció Fluid Esructura va experimentar un important desenvolupament des de principis del segle XX, de la mà del camp de la aeroelasticdad. Durant el desenvolupament de la indústria aeroespacial en el context de les guerres mundials, l'ús de materials més lleugers (i flexibles) va començar a fer-se obligatori per a l'obtenció d'aeronaus amb un comportament (i costos) acceptable. Al llarg dels últims anys, l'ús de materials de construcció cada vegada més lleugers, s'ha estès a la resta de camps de la indústria. A tall d'exemple, podria servir el desenvolupament de textit trackers en la producció d'energia solar; la utilització de materials lleugers en enginyeria civil, el desenvolupament d'elements constructius de plàstic a la indústria de l'automòbil. Com a conseqüència, la predicció amb exactitud de les deformacions induïdes per un fluid i, si escau, la influència d'aquestes deformacions en el propi flux, ha adquirit una importància vital. Aquest document intenta porporcionar, en primer lloc, una profunda revisió dels mètodes experimentals i computacionals que s'han utilitzat en aquest context en la bibliografia, així com les anàlisis en problemes d'aquest tipus realitzats per altres investigadors de cara a presentar una primera aproximació a la Interacció Fluid Estructura. Es veurà com, encara que existeix una important quantitat d'eines i metodologies aplicables a qualsevol tipus de problema i per a qualsevol combinació de fluxos i estructures, no hi ha una aproximació general que, en funció de valors de nombres adimensionals, permeti establir quins d'ells són els de major importància en aquest tipus de problemes. En aquest sentit, es durà a terme una completa anàlisi paramètric durant el desenvolupament del Capítol 2 per a establir quins d'ells són de major importància. Un cop s'estableixi la importància d'aquests paràmetres, s'analitzarà un cas que és d'especial interès en la indústria: la aerovibroacústica. Això és un cas particular d'Interacció Fluid Estructura en què, a causa de la combinació de paràmetres adimensionals, la interacció es pot considerar com pràcticament unidireccional, permetent estendre estudis mitjançant un consti computacional relativament acotat. La Aerovibroacústica i la vibroacústica s'analitzaran mitjançant la presentació de dos casos de referència, permetent proposar una metodologia que es podrà estendre a altres problemes similars. / [EN] Fluid Structure Interaction is a physical problem where two different materials, governed by different set of fundamental equation, are coupled on different ways. The research on the field of Fluid Structure Interaction experienced a noticeable growth since the beginnings of the XXth century, by means of the field of aeroelasticity. During the development of the aerospace industry in the context of first and second Wolrd War, as the use of lighter (and softer) materials became mandatory for the correct behavior (and cost savings) of the produced aircrafts. During these past years, the use of use of increasingly lighter construction materials has extended to the rest of fields of the industry. As an example, it could be mentioned the use of solar trackers on the solar energy sector; the use of light materials on civil engineering or the use of plastic for some constructive elements in the context of the automotive field. As a consequence, the accurate prediction of the deformations induced to a fluid flow over a structure and, if needed, the influence of this deformation on the fluid flow itself is becoming of primal importance. This document intends to provide with a deep review of the computational and experimental reported methodologies already available on the literature and the previous works performed by other researches in order to infer a first approximation to the Fluid Structure Interaction Problem. It will be observed how an important amount of solving methodologies is available in order to face these problems regarding with the strength of the interaction. However, a general approximation allowing to predict this strength as a function of a set of dimensional number is rarely known. In this sense, a full parametric study will be performed during the development of Chapter 2 showing which of them are of higher importance. Once the influence of these parameters is determined, a case of special interest will be analyzed: aerovibroacoustics. This, is a particular case of Fluid Structure Interaction where, due to the combination of its nondimensional parameters, one directional coupling can be supposed for most of the cases. Aerovibroacoustics and vibroacoustics will be analyzed by means of two reference cases, allowing finally to propose a methodology which could be extended for other related problems. / Quintero Igeño, PM. (2019). Characterization of Fluid Structure Interaction mechanisms and its application to vibroacoustic phenomena [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/128412 / TESIS

Computational models of the flow-induced vibrations of the vocal folds are powerful tools that can be used in conjunction with physical experiments to better understand voice production. This thesis research has been performed to contribute to the understanding of vocal fold dynamics as well as several aspects of computational modeling of the vocal folds. In particular, the effects of supraglottal geometry have been analyzed using a computational model of the vocal folds and laryngeal airway. In addition, three important computational modeling parameters (contact line location, Poisson's ratio, and symmetry assumptions) have been systematically varied to determine their influence on model output. Variations in model response were quantified by comparing glottal width, frequency, flow rate, open quotient, pressures, and wave velocity measures. In addition, the glottal jet was qualitatively analyzed. It was found that for various supraglottal geometries (either symmetrically or asymmetrically positioned), there was little asymmetry of the vocal fold motion despite significant asymmetry in the glottal jet. In addition, the vocal fold motion was most symmetric when consistent jet deflection was present (even if asymmetric). Inconsistent deflection of the glottal jet led to slightly larger asymmetries in vocal fold motion. The contact line location was found to have minimal impact on glottal width, frequency, and flow rate. The largest influence of the contact line location was seen in predicted velocity fields during the closed phase and in the pressure profiles along the vocal fold surfaces. Variations in Poisson's ratio strongly affected vocal fold motion, with lower Poisson's ratios resulting in larger amplitudes. The model did not vibrate when a Poisson's ratio of 0.49999 was used. The response of a full model (with two vocal folds) was shown to vary slightly from that of a half model (one vocal fold and a symmetry boundary condition), the greatest difference being in the deflection and dissipation of the glottal jet. It was concluded that for many scenarios the half model will be sufficient for modeling vocal fold motion; however, a full model is suggested for studies of material asymmetry or glottal jet dynamics. Application of these results to computational models of the vocal folds will lead to improved modeling and understanding of vocal fold dynamics.

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Cette thèse s’intéresse à la faisabilité de la mise en place de modèles d’ordre réduit pour l’étude des vibrations sous écoulement au sein de faisceaux tubulaires d’échangeurs de chaleur. Ces problématiques sont cruciales car les systèmes étudiés sont des éléments majeurs des centrales nucléaires civiles et des chaufferies embarquées dans les sous-marins.Après avoir rappelé le fonctionnement et les risques vibratoires existants au sein des échangeurs de chaleur, des calculs complets d’écoulement et de vibrations sous écoulement ont été effectués, d’abord pour un tube seul en milieu infini, puis pour un faisceau de tubes. Ces calculs ont été menés avec l’outil CFD Code_Saturne. La méthode de réduction de modèle POD (Proper Orthogonal De-composition) a été appliquée au cas des écoulements avec la structure laissée fixe.Les résultats obtenus montrent l’efficacité de la méthode pour ces configurations, moyennant l’introduction de méthodes de stabilisation pour l’écoulement au sein du faisceau. La méthode POD-multiphasique, permettant d’adapter la méthode POD à l’interaction fluide-structure, a ensuite été appliquée. Les grands déplacements d’un cylindre seul dans la zone d’accrochage (lock-in) ont été correctement reproduits par cette méthode de réduction de modèle. De même, on montre que les grands déplacements d’un cylindre en milieu confiné dans un faisceau de tubes sont fidèlement reconstruits.Enfin, l’extension de l’utilisation de la réduction de modèle aux études d’évolution paramétrique a été testée. Nous avons d’abord utilisé la technique considérant une base POD unique pour reproduire des écoulements à divers nombres de Reynolds autour d’un cylindre seul. Les résultats confirment la prédictivité bornée à une gamme de paramètres de cette méthode. Enfin, l’interpolation de bases POD pré-calculées pour une famille de paramètres donnés, utilisant les variétés de Grassmann et permettant de générer de nouvelles bases POD, a été testée sur des cas modèles. / The objective of this thesis is to study the ability of model reduction for investigations of flow-induced vibrations in heat exchangers tube bundle systems.These mechanisms are a cause of major concern because heat exchangers are key elements of nuclear power plants and on-board stoke-holds.In a first part, we give a recall on heat exchangers functioning and on vi-bratory problems to which they are prone. Then, complete calculations leaded with the CFD numerical code Code_Saturne are carried out, first for the flow around a single circular cylinder (fixed then elastically mounted) and then for the case of a tube bundle system submitted to cross-flow. Reduced-order method POD is ap-plied to the flow resolution with fixed structures. The obtained results show the efficiency of this technique for such configurations, using stabilization methods for the dynamical system resolution in the tube-bundle case.Multiphase-POD, which is a method enabling the adaptation of POD to fluid-structure interactions, is applied. Large displacements of a single cylinder elastically mounted under cross-flow, corresponding to the lock-in phenomenon,are well reproduced with this reduction technique. In the same way, large displace-ments of a confined moving tube in a bundle are shown to be faithfully recon-structed.Finally, the use of model reduction is extended to parametric studies. First,we propose to use the method which consists in projecting Navier-Stokes equations for several values of the Reynolds number on to a unique POD basis. The resultsobtained confirm the fact that POD predictability is limited to a range of parameter values. Then, a basis interpolation method, constructed using Grassmann mani-folds and allowing the construction of a POD basis from other pre-calculated basis,is applied to basic cases.

Les réseaux de tuyauterie industriels sont le siège de niveaux importants de vibrations induites par l’écoulement qui peuvent mener à la rupture par fatigue des installations. La présente étude se concentre sur l’analyse et modélisation simplifiée de la source vibratoire associée au passage d’un écoulement liquide turbulent par un coude à 90°. Une approche combinant expériences et simulation a été conduite. Une boucle de circulation d’eau munie d’un coude transparent a été conçue afin de permettre des me-sures de vitesse à l’intérieur du coude. Pour cette finalité, les techniques de Vélocimétrie par Imagerie de Particules (PIV) plane et stéréoscopique ont été utilisées. La pression pariétale et les vibrations du banc d’essais ont été mesurées simultanément. Plusieurs configurations d’écoulement ont été testées afin d’obtenir une riche base de données couplées reliant l’écoulement fluide à l’excitation dynamique des parois et, finalement, à la réponse vibratoire de la structure. En parallèle, l’écoulement instationnaire d’eau dans le coude a été simulé au moyen d’une approche du type Simulation des Grandes Echelles (LES). La simulation fluide a permis d’étudier en détails la topologie de l’écoulement turbulent au passage du coude ainsi que le champ instationnaire de pression fluctuante induit sur la paroi. Finale-ment, un ensemble d’outils statistiques a été appliqué aux données expérimentales et numériques afin de proposer un modèle simplifié des transferts qui relient l’écoulement turbulent à la sollicitation dynamique de la structure contenant le coude. / The flow of dense fluids within thin-walled piping systems may lead to significant levels of Flow-Induced Vibration, mainly in the vicinities of singularities such as obstacles inserted into the flow, sudden changes of cross-sectional area or flow direction. This study focuses on the analysis and reduced-order modelling of the vibrational source associated with the turbulent flow of liquids through a 90° elbow.A mixed experimental-computational approach is undertaken. A closed water loop containing a transparent elbow was designed in order to allow for fluid velocity measurements inside the singularity. To this purpose, planar and stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) were employed. Wall pressure fluctuations and structural vibrations were measured simultaneously. Several flow configurations were tested in order to obtain a large coupled database linking the flow to the dynamic excitation, and then to the vibration response of the structure.In parallel, the unsteady water flow through the elbow was computed using Large-Eddy Simulation (LES). The fluid simulation allowed for a detailed study of the turbulent flow through the singularity and the unsteady pressure field induced on the piping walls. Finally, a set of statistical tools was applied to both experimental and computational data in order to propose a reduced-order model of the transfer function that links the tur-bulent flow to the dynamic excitation of the elbowed piping structure.

[pt] A reinjeção de gás é uma técnica empregada para o aumento do fator de recuperação de reservatórios de petróleo. Em campos marítimos, quando o volume de gás produzido na unidade estacionária de produção (plataforma) é muito elevado e não se dispõe de infraestrutura para exportá-lo para terra, a reinjeção de todo o gás produzido pode requerer vazões suficientemente altas para causar danos à coluna de injeção do poço em decorrência da vibração induzida pelo escoamento. Esse problema pode ser ainda mais crítico para injetores com completação inteligente, que são instrumentados com sensores e válvulas de controle de fluxo e cujo monitoramento e controle são realizados por meio de cabos elétricos e hidráulicos instalados ao longo da coluna do poço. O risco da falha no sistema de completação inteligente torna-se, portanto, um limitante para a vazão máxima do gás que pode ser reinjetado no poço. Nestes casos, não havendo como exportar o gás produzido, a alternativa é reduzir a produção de petróleo da plataforma. Esta dissertação aborda o problema da vibração induzida pelo escoamento em poços injetores de gás equipados com sistemas inteligentes de completação. Modelou-se a geometria de um poço real a fim de realizar as análises computacionais da dinâmica do escoamento. Devido as altas vazões envolvidas, a abordagem do caso exige um tratamento adequado da turbulência. Para tal, fez-se uso dos métodos Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) e Large Eddy Simulation (LES). O primeiro é um modelo estacionário que prevê as estatísticas estacionárias baseando-se em equações de transporte para as mesmas. O segundo é um modelo transiente, que resolve a maior e mais energética parte do espectro das flutuações turbulentas. A partir da análise computacional com os dois modelos foram estimadas as amplitudes e espectros de frequência das forças de excitação dinâmicas produzidas pelo escoamento sobre os componentes do sistema de completação inteligente na região mais crítica da coluna de injeção. Para o caso estudado, um poço injetor de gás com uma coluna de 4 1/2´´ em um revestimento de 9 5/8´´ e vazão máxima nominal de 4,5 x 10(6) m(3)/d, as forças de excitação sobre os componentes críticos do sistema de completação inteligente atingiram amplitudes máximas da ordem de 10 N/m numa faixa de frequência de até 150 Hz, valores considerados satisfatórios para a operação do poço estudado. A metodologia desenvolvida neste trabalho pode ser estendida para outras configurações de poços injetores com completação inteligente. / [en] Reinjection of produced gas is a well-known technique of enhanced oil recovery. In offshore fields, the production units do not always have the proper infrastructure to export the produced gas to shore. In these cases, if the gas volumes are too high, reinjecting it into the reservoir may require elevated flow rates, increasing the risk of mechanical failures due to flow induced vibration on the well completion equipment. This problem may be even more critical in the case of injector wells with intelligent completion systems, which are monitored and controlled with the aid of electrical and optical cables running along the injection tubing. In many instances, to avoid fatigue damage in the intelligent completion equipment, the production unit has to be restricted to allowable rates. This work focus on the problem of flow induced vibration in injector wells equipped with intelligent completion systems. A real well has been modeled in order to perform computational fluid dynamic analysis and understand the turbulent flow near the discharge of the downhole inflow control valves. The problem was modeled using both the Averaged-Reynolds Navier-Stokes and Large Eddy Scale turbulent models. In the first, the flow is stationary and the variables are time-averaged. In the second model, transient analysis is performed considering only the large length scales. Combining the two models, the amplitudes and frequency spectra of the dynamic forces that excite the components of the injector well are estimated. In the case studied, a well with tubing of 4 1/2´´ in a 9 5/8´´ casing and with a maximum nominal gas injection flow rate of 4.5 x 10(6) m(3)/d, the dynamical loads on the critical intelligent completion components were estimated presenting amplitudes of the order of 10 N/m and frequency ranges up to 150 Hz, values that were considered safe for the operation of the analyzed well. The methodology developed in this work can be extended to model other configurations of high flow rate injector wells.

Esta Dissertação de Mestrado apresenta um estudo experimental sobre os efeitos de interferência das vibrações induzidas pelo escoamento ao redor de cilindros rígidos livres para oscilar transversalmente ao escoamento fluido. Primeiramente, justifica a necessidade de pesquisas experimentais dentro do contexto prático da engenharia offshore, que motiva este trabalho. Apresenta uma revisão bibliográfica sobre escoamentos ao redor de corpos rombudos seguida de uma síntese sobre vibrações induzidas pelo escoamento. Destacam-se as oscilações causadas por VIV – Vibrações Induzidas por Vórtices e “galloping" como os fenômenos até o momento atribuídos às excitações de um cilindro isolado e um par de cilindros alinhados com o escoamento. Apresenta a metodologia experimental empregada, descrevendo a aplicação de bases elásticas fletoras com um grau de liberdade. Introduz as técnicas experimentais e de tratamento de sinais utilizadas e faz rápidas considerações sobre a realização de ensaios nos dois canais de água circulante onde os experimentos foram conduzidos. Os resultados apresentados, discutidos e comparados envolvem: medições da resposta dinâmica em amplitude e freqüência dominante de oscilação; medição instantânea do ângulo de fase entre a força fluida e o deslocamento do cilindro e do ângulo de fase entre as oscilações de dois cilindros; e medições da dinâmica da esteira com PIV. Os arranjos de cilindros estudados são: cilindro isolado; par alinhado com cilindro à montante oscilando; par alinhado com cilindro à jusante oscilando; e par alinhado com ambos os cilindro oscilando. Todas as configurações analisadas em detalhes possuem baixo parâmetro de massa e baixíssimo parâmetro de amortecimento . Os espaçamentos entre os centros dos cilindros alinhados variam entre . A faixa de velocidade reduzida analisada está entre. Um cilindro isolado apresentou resposta típica de VIV com os três ramos de resposta (inicial, superior e inferior) identificados. O fenômeno de intermitência do ângulo de fase instantâneo foi verificado nas regiões de transição. Os modos 2S e 2P de emissão de vórtices foram identificados com PIV. Estes dados mostraram boa concordância com outros experimentos da literatura e serviram de referência para as demais comparações deste texto. A resposta de um cilindro oscilando à montante de outro fixo também apresentou comportamento típico de VIV. Conclui-se que o primeiro cilindro não sofre efeito de interferência do cilindro à jusante para os espaçamento e velocidades analisados. Os principais efeitos de interferência ocorrem para um cilindro oscilando à jusante de outro fixo. Este arranjo, foco deste estudo, não apresenta resposta típica de VIV, uma vez que a amplitude apresenta um ramo crescente após a faixa típica de sincronização. Também não apresenta resposta típica de excitação pura por galloping, já que a força fluida não está em fase com a velocidade do cilindro. Assim, denomina-se um novo fenômeno responsável por estas excitações que combina: captura da freqüência de emissão e faixa de sincronização de VIV; e amplitude assintoticamente crescente típica da resposta de galloping. Trata-se das WIV – Vibrações por Interferência da Esteira. Quando ambos os cilindros estão livres para oscilar, o cilindro à montante continua apresentando resposta típica de VIV, enquanto o segundo cilindro responde com ramos descontínuos também excitados por WIV. Por fim, conclui-se que não é conveniente chamar de “excitações por galloping" os ramos crescentes nas configurações de interferência. Entende-se que esta resposta esteja sendo excitada pelos efeitos de interferência das esteiras formada entre os cilindros e desprendida no cilindro à jusante. Sugere-se que a nomenclatura Vibrações por Interferência da Esteira seja mais adequada à natureza dos fenômenos. As visualizações de PIV foram importantes para a verificação da redução do comprimento de formação de vórtices com o aumento do número de Reynolds, mostrando a necessidade de experimentos de interferência com Reynolds constante. Encerra-se o texto apresentando propostas para trabalhos futuros que continuem nesta linha de pesquisa. / This MSc Thesis presents an experimental study on flow-induced vibrations and interference effects around rigid circular cylinders free to oscillate transversally to the flow. Firstly, it justifies the real needs of an experimental approach within the context of offshore engineering, which motivates this project. After that, presents a review over bluff-bodies flows followed by some consideration concerning flow-induced vibrations. Special attention is found over the oscillations caused by VIV – Vortex-Induced Vibrations and galloping phenomena, which are attributed to excite either a single isolated cylinder or a pair of tandem interfering cylinders. The experimental methodology is shown, describing the applications of elastic bases with one degree of freedom. Experimental techniques and signal analysis procedures are discussed considering the executions of these experiments in two water channel facilities. Presented, discussed and compared results involve: dynamic responses in amplitude and dominant oscillation frequency; instantaneous phase angle between fluid forces and cylinder displacement and phase angle betweens the two cylinders oscillations; and wake dynamics measurements and visualizations employing PIV technique. Cylinders are arranged as follow: single isolated cylinder; tandem pair with upstream one free to oscillate; tandem pair with downstream one free to oscillate; tandem pair with both cylinders free to oscillate. All carefully analyzed arrangements present low-mass parameter and very low damping . Gaps between cylinder centers vary through . Reduced velocity range is comprised in. The isolated cylinder case presented a typical VIV response, with three identified branches (initial, upper and lower). The instantaneous phase angle intermittency phenomenon was observed in transition regions. The 2S and 2P vortex modes were verified by PIV technique. These data showed to be in accordance to other literature measurements and are employed as reference results for comparisons throughout this text. The dynamic response of a cylinder oscillating upstream a fixed one showed a typical VIV behavior. From this can be concluded that the downstream cylinder does not imply any interference phenomenon for analyzed gaps and velocities. On the other hand, major interference effects occur when a downstream cylinder is oscillating in the wake of another fixed one. This configuration, which is the focus of this study, does not show a typical VIV response, since amplitude curves present a crescent branch after the typical synchronization regime. It does not either present a typical galloping excitation response, since the fluid forces are not in phase with the cylinder velocity. Thus, a new suggested name, WIV – Wake-Interference Vibrations, describes the phenomenon responsible for these excitations, which combines: lock-in of shedding frequency from VIV; and asymptotically crescent response from galloping-like excitations. When both cylinders are free to oscillate, the upstream one presents the typical VIV response, while the downstream one passes through three branches with discontinuities, excited by WIV. Finally, it can be concluded that is not convenient to call “galloping excitation" these crescent branches for interference arrangements. It can be understood that the dynamic response is being excited by the interference effects from upstream wake and downstream cylinder vortices. The nomenclature Wake-Interference Vibrations is suggested to be more adequate to the nature of this phenomenon. In addition, PIV visualizations showed to be very important to certify that the formation length decreases while increasing Reynolds number, requiring interference experiments with constant Reynolds numbers. To conclude, some suggestions for future work in this research field are presented.