Temporal simulation of the wake behind a circular cylinder in the neighborhood of the critical Reynolds number

1991 ◽  
Vol 90 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Strykowski ◽  
K. Hannemann
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Circular Cylinder ◽  
Critical Reynolds Number

On vortex shedding from a circular cylinder in the critical Reynolds number régime

1969 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 577-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. W. Bearman
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Circular Cylinder ◽  
Strouhal Number ◽  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Critical Reynolds Number ◽  
Narrow Band ◽  
Critical Regime ◽  
Number Range ◽  
Velocity Fluctuations ◽  
Reynolds Number Range

The flow around a circular cylinder has been examined over the Reynolds number range 105 to 7·5 × 105, Reynolds number being based on cylinder diameter. Narrow-band vortex shedding has been observed up to a Reynolds number of 5·5 × 105, i.e. well into the critical régime. At this Reynolds number the Strouhal number reached the unusually high value of 0·46. Spectra of the velocity fluctuations measured in the wake are presented for several values of Reynolds number.

scholarly journals Numerical study of the flow around a circular cylinder with the slip length boundary effect at a critical Reynolds number

2021 ◽  
Vol 2119 (1) ◽  
pp. 012002
Author(s):  
A. Sentyabov ◽  
A. Gavrilov ◽  
A. Dekterev
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Circular Cylinder ◽  
Critical Reynolds Number ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Slip Length ◽  
Boundary Effect ◽  
Flow Patterns ◽  
Length Effect ◽  
Model Calculations ◽  
Sst Model

Abstract The paper presents an investigation of the slip length effect on the flow around a circular cylinder at Reynolds number Re = 2.5·105. The study was performed by means of numerical simulation of the flow with the URANS approach based on the k-ω SST model. Calculations show a significant effect of the slip length on the flow patterns. With an increase in the slip length, the drag coefficient noticeably decreases and the pulsations of the lift force reduce. With an increase in the slip length, the separation of the flow from the cylinder is delayed, which significantly affects the flow patterns in the wake behind the cylinder.

Experimental Study on the Stability of the Flow Behind an Accelerating Circular Cylinder

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Inasawa ◽  
K. Toda ◽  
M. Asai
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Circular Cylinder ◽  
Critical Reynolds Number ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Cylinder Wake ◽  
Global Instability ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Dimensional Instability ◽  
Wake Oscillation

Disturbance growth in the wake of a circular cylinder moving at a constant acceleration is examined experimentally. The cylinder is installed on a carriage moving in the still air. The results show that the critical Reynolds number for the onset of the global instability leading to a self-sustained wake oscillation increases with the magnitude of acceleration, while the Strouhal number of the growing disturbance at the critical Reynolds number is not strongly dependent on the magnitude of acceleration. It is also found that with increasing the acceleration, the Ka´rma´n vortex street remains two-dimensional even at the Reynolds numbers around 200 where the three-dimensional instability occurs to lead to the vortex dislocation in the case of cylinder moving at constant velocity or in the case of cylinder wake in the steady oncoming flow.

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