Low-Reynolds-number flow around a square cylinder at incidence: Study of blockage, onset of vortex shedding and outlet boundary condition

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-56

  Sohankar, A ^a   Norberg, C ^b   Davidson, L ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Angle of incidence; Blockage; Incompressible flow; Laminar vortex shedding; Onset of vortex shedding; Open boundary condition; Square cylinder

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CALCULATIONS; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); REYNOLDS NUMBER; UNSTEADY FLOW; VORTEX SHEDDING;

INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW;

LAMINAR FLOW;

CYLINDER; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX SHEDDING;

CYLINDER SQUARE; FLUID FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX SHEDDING;

EID: 0031898658     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0363(19980115)26:1<39::aid-fld623>3.0.co;2-p     Document Type: Article

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