Three-dimensional numerical simulations of cross-flow around four cylinders in an in-line square configuration

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 482-502

  Lam, K ^a   Zou, L ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Four cylinders; Simulations; Spacing ratio; Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

3-D NUMERICAL SIMULATION; BISTABLES; COMBINED EFFECT; CRITICAL SPACING; CROSS FLOWS; END-WALL; FLOW CHARACTERISTIC; FORCE CHARACTERISTICS; FOUR CYLINDERS; FREE SHEAR LAYER; IN-LINE; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE FIELD; SPACING RATIO; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; WAKE PATTERNS;

CIRCULAR CYLINDERS; FLOW PATTERNS; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VORTEX SHEDDING;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 77952008993     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: 10958622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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