“…In the field of numerical simulation, semi-experimental models, discrete vortex method (DVM) and industrially significant FSI solution packages have been introduced for practical calculation. They were performed partly through the use of direct numerical simulations (DNS) (Dong and Karniadakis, 2005), large eddy simulations (LES) (with improved sub-grid scale models) (Al-Jamal and Dalton, 2004;Fujisawa, et al, 2005), unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations (URANS) (Saghafian, et al, 2003;Guilmineau and Queutey, 2004;Wanderley, et al, 2006), vortex element methods (VEM) (Mittal and Kumar, 2001;Nobari and Naredan, 2006) and their various combinations. Recent years, with the rapid development of computer technology and CFD software, it becomes practicable to conduct the FSI simulation about flexible riser with highly resolved flow models.…”