Features of the turbulent flow around symmetric elongated bluff bodies

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 250-265

  Taylor, Z J ^a   Palombi, E ^a   Gurka, R ^a,b   Kopp, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Elongated bluff bodies; Particle Image Velocimetry; Recirculation region; Strouhal number

Indexed keywords

BASE PRESSURE; BLUFF BODY; FORCE BALANCES; LEADING EDGE; NEAR WAKE; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; PRESSURE FIELD; RECIRCULATION REGIONS; RESULTANT FORCES; REYNOLDS SHEAR STRESS; SHEAR LAYER; SHEDDING FREQUENCIES; THICKNESS RATIO; TRAILING EDGES; VORTEX FORMATION; VORTEX STREET;

FLOW VISUALIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STROUHAL NUMBER; VELOCIMETERS; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 79151472542     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: 10958622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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