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Flow control simulations around a circular cylinder by a finite volume scheme

Journal Article · · Numerical Heat Transfer. Part A, Applications; (United States)
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  1. National Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan (Taiwan, Province of China). Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics

An artificial compressibility method for solving the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations has been applied to the study of flow past a circular cylinder with and without flow control devices. The Reynolds number ranges from 46 to 200. The numerical method is based on upwind finite volume methods for space discretizations and an explicit Runge-Kutta time integration with implicit residual smoothing methods for time discretizations. Two kinds of flow control devices are investigated: (1) placing an attached or a detached splitter plate and (2) placing a second small cylinder (control cylinder) behind a circular cylinder. Numerical investigations show that both are effective in the suppression of vortex shedding and the reduction of drag.

OSTI ID:
7125892
Journal Information:
Numerical Heat Transfer. Part A, Applications; (United States), Journal Name: Numerical Heat Transfer. Part A, Applications; (United States) Vol. 26:3; ISSN 1040-7782; ISSN NHAAES
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English