Numerical simulation of flow over three circular cylinders in equilateral arrangements at low Reynolds number by a second-order characteristic-based split finite element method

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 882-899

  Bao, Yan ^a   Zhou, Dai ^a,b   Huang, Cheng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

Author keywords

Drag and lift forces; Flow interference; Laminar flow; Second order characteristic based split method; Strouhal number; Three circular cylinders

Indexed keywords

DRAG AND LIFT FORCES; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FLOW INTERFERENCE; FLUCTUATING FORCES; GAP SPACING; INCIDENCE ANGLES; INTERFERENCE EFFECTS; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; MEAN FORCES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PROJECTION METHOD; SECOND ORDERS; SECOND-ORDER CHARACTERISTIC-BASED SPLIT METHOD; UNSTRUCTURED MESHES; WAKE EFFECT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; FLOW PATTERNS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STROUHAL NUMBER;

CIRCULAR CYLINDERS;

EID: 76949094131     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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