The effects of axis ratio on laminar fluid flow around an elliptical cylinder

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1178-1189

  Faruquee, Zakir ^a   Ting, David S K ^a   Fartaj, Amir ^a   Barron, Ronald M ^a   Carriveau, Rupp ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axis ratio; Confluence point; Cross flow; Elliptical cylinder; Wake length

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR CYLINDERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRAULICS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STEADY FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

CROSS FLOW; FLUID FLOW EQUATION; QUADRATIC CORRELATION;

LAMINAR FLOW;

CIRCULAR CYLINDERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRAULICS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STEADY FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

EID: 34548619584     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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