Experimental investigation of the mean and fluctuating forces of wavy (varicose) cylinders in a cross-flow

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 321-334

  Lam, K ^a   Wang, F H ^b   Li, J Y ^b   So, R M C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drag reduction; Fluctuating force; Vortex shedding; Wavy cylinders

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (CONTAINERS); LIFT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE; WAVE EFFECTS; WIND TUNNELS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE WAVES;

FLUCTUATING FORCES; LOW SPEED; SURFACE WAVINESS; WAVY CYLINDERS;

DRAG;

CIRCULAR CYLINDER; CROSSFLOW; DRAG REDUCTION; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; VORTEX SHEDDING; WAVINESS; DRAG COEFFICIENT; FORCE;

FLUCTUATING FORCES; LIFT REDUCTIONS;

EID: 1942434760     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2003.12.010     Document Type: Article

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