Three-Dimensional Vibration of Fluid-Conveying Laminated Composite Cylindrical Shells with Piezoelectric Layers

Cylindrical shells containing flowing fluid have wide applications in various industries. They can be enhanced as smart structures through inclusion of piezoelectric layers, of which the dynamic behavior, however, has not been fully understood. In this paper, the vibration and dynamic analysis of a laminated composite hollow cylinder with piezoelectric layers, subjected to an internal incompressible fluid flow is investigated. It is assumed that the shell is simply supported and the fluid is inviscid and irrotational. The differential equations of the elastic layers, piezoelectric layers, and flowing fluid are derived by the three-dimensional (3D) theory of elasticity, theory of piezoelectricity, and potential flow theory, respectively. A well-known recursive method is applied and extended for the first time to solve the fluid-conveying pipes using 3D theory. This approach makes it possible for the solutions to converge to the exact ones with reasonable computational cost. After validating the results against those available in the literature, the vibrational behavior of the system is examined for various cases with the effect of each parameter investigated. Also, the influence of fluid on the vibration and stability of the shell has been analyzed. The present method can be used to analyze and design hybrid shells conveying fluid with high accuracy and low computational cost.