Affiliation:
1. Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy
Abstract
The behaviour of polymeric pipes in transient flows has been proved to be viscoelastic. Generalized Kelvin–Voigt (GKV) models perform very well when simulating the experimental pressure. However, in the literature, no general indications on the evaluation of the model parameters are given. In the present study, the calibration of GKV model parameters is carried out using a micro-genetic algorithm for experimental tests of transient flows in polymeric pipes taken from the literature. The results confirm that the higher the number of Kelvin–Voigt elements, the better the reproduction of experimental tests, but it is difficult to search for general rules for parameter characterization. Assuming a Kelvin–Voigt (KV) model with a single element, it is shown that the retardation time is related to the oscillation period that can be obtained from the elastic modulus and from easily evaluable pipe characteristics. A simple procedure is then proposed for the characterization of the viscoelastic parameters that can be used by manufacturers and technicians. Considering the limits of such a model, the procedure has to be considered as a first step for the characterization of the viscoelastic parameters of more complex models.
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