Numerical study of flow patterns and force characteristics for square and rectangular cylinders with wavy surfaces

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 28, Issue , 2012, Pages 359-377

  Lam, K ^a   Lin, Y F ^a   Zou, L ^b   Liu, Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Force reduction; Vortex structure; Wavy rectangular cylinder

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF INCIDENCE; CROSS-SECTION AREA; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FLOW CONDITION; FLOW FEATURES; FLOW SEPARATION CONTROL; FORCE CHARACTERISTICS; FREE SHEAR LAYER; LENGTH-TO-THICKNESS RATIO; LIFT COEFFICIENT; NEAR-WAKE VORTICES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PIV TECHNIQUES; RECTANGULAR CYLINDER; SINUSOIDAL VARIATIONS; SQUARE CYLINDERS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TRANSVERSE VORTEX; VORTEX SHEDDING PATTERNS; VORTEX STRUCTURES; WAVY SURFACE;

ASPECT RATIO; FLOW PATTERNS; LIFT DRAG RATIO; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VORTEX FLOW;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES);

EID: 84856099409     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: 10958622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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