Effects of wavelength and amplitude of a wavy cylinder in cross-flow at low Reynolds numbers

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 620, Issue , 2009, Pages 195-220

  Lam, K ^a   Lin, Y F ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; DRAG COEFFICIENT; FLOW SEPARATION; LAMINAR FLOW; LIFT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; WAKES;

FLOW AROUND A CIRCULAR CYLINDER; FORCE CHARACTERISTICS; FREE-STREAM VELOCITY; LAMINAR FLOW REGIMES; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE (R.M.S.); SINUSOIDAL VARIATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS;

CIRCULAR CYLINDERS;

AMPLITUDE; DRAG COEFFICIENT; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLOW VELOCITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; WAKE; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 65649128949     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008004217     Document Type: Article

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