Drag and lift force on an ellipsoid particle close to a wall

Author(s):  
Yugeng Han ◽  
Xinyi Zhao
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1977 ◽  
Vol 99 (4) ◽  
pp. 618-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Zdravkovich

There are infinite numbers of possible arrangements of two parallel cylinders positioned at right angles to the approaching flow direction. Of the infinite arrangements, two distinct groups may be identified: in one group, the cylinders are in a tandem arrangement, one behind the other at any longitudinal spacing; and in the second group, the cylinders face the flow side by side at any transverse spacing. All other combinations of longitudinal and transverse spacings represent staggered arrangements. The tandem arrangement will be treated first. A critical survey of previous research revealed some “odd” features which had been observed and overlooked by various authors. The discontinuity of vortex shedding implies that a similar discontinuity should be expected for the drag force on both cylinders. The measurements of the front (gap) pressures of the downstream cylinder and the base pressures of both cylinders at various spacings reveal a discontinuous “jump” at some critical spacing. The discontinuity is caused by the abrupt change from one stable flow pattern to another at the critical spacing. A new interpretation is given for the existing data on the drag force for both cylinders. The effects of Reynolds number and surface roughness are treated in some detail. Following this, two cylinders arranged side by side to the approaching flow are considered. All the available data on measured forces are compiled together with additional measurements in the range of intermittent changes of drag and lift forces. The bistable nature of the asymmetric flow pattern around each cylinder produces two alternative values of the drag force coupled with two alternative values of the lift force. The introduction of the interference force coefficient exposes the physical origin of two different forces experienced by the cylinders when arranged side by side. Finally, the least reported arrangement of two staggered cylinders is reviewed. The various arrangements are grouped into classes according to the sign of the lift force, or whether the drag force is greater or less than that for a single cylinder. The measurements of drag and lift forces for various arrangements reveal two different regimes for the lift force. In one regime, the lift force directed toward the wake of the upstream cylinder is due to the entrainment of the flow into the fully developed wake of the upstream cylinder. The lift force in this regime reaches a maximum value when the downstream cylinder is near to the upstream wake boundary. In the second regime, at very small spacings, the lift force becomes very large due to an intense gap flow which displaces the wake of the upstream cylinder. The maximum lift force occurs with the downstream cylinder near to the horizontal axis of the upstream cylinder. A discontinuity in the lift force for some staggered arrangements is found and attributed to the bistable nature of the gap flow.


2016 ◽  
Vol 836 ◽  
pp. 127-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wawan Aries Widodo ◽  
Mutiara Nuril Karohmah

Fluid flow interaction around bluff body to create aerodynamic forces including drag and lift force. The strategy to improve arodynamic forces to modify the shape of rear body. This investigation is conducted to simulate fluid flow past a bus body with variation of diffuser angle on the rear. The diffuser angle was set to 0°, 6°, 12°, and 18°, respectively. The CFD simulation results shown that diffuser on rear body bus models able to improve the aerodynamic forces and wake structure are correspond with incresing diffuser angle. The drag coefficient was reduced until 2.3% is related with diffuser angle (β) 180, also, diffuser angle (β) 120 capable to increase downforce significantly until ten times are compared with zero diffuser angle.


2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-270
Author(s):  
Albert Boretti

The paper proposes a study of a GT2 racing car with a computational fluid dynamic (CFD) tool. Results of STAR-CCM+ simulations of the flow around the car in a wind tunnel with movable ground and wheels are presented for different air speeds to assess the different contributions of pressure and shear to lift and drag over the speed range. The rear wing contributes more than 85% of the lift force and 7-8% of the drag force for this particular class of racing cars. When reference is made to the low speed drag and lift coefficients, increasing the speed from 25 to 100 m/s produces an increase of CD of more than 3% and a reduction of CL of more than 2%. The resultsuggests modifying the constant CD and CL values used in lap time simulation toolsintroducing the tabulated values to interpolate vs. the speed of the car.


1999 ◽  
Vol 384 ◽  
pp. 183-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
RYOICHI KUROSE ◽  
SATORU KOMORI

The drag and lift forces acting on a rotating rigid sphere in a homogeneous linear shear flow are numerically studied by means of a three-dimensional numerical simulation. The effects of both the fluid shear and rotational speed of the sphere on the drag and lift forces are estimated for particle Reynolds numbers of 1[les ]Rep[les ]500.The results show that the drag forces both on a stationary sphere in a linear shear flow and on a rotating sphere in a uniform unsheared flow increase with increasing the fluid shear and rotational speed. The lift force on a stationary sphere in a linear shear flow acts from the low-fluid-velocity side to the high-fluid-velocity side for low particle Reynolds numbers of Rep<60, whereas it acts from the high-velocity side to the low-velocity side for high particle Reynolds numbers of Rep>60. The change of the direction of the lift force can be explained well by considering the contributions of pressure and viscous forces to the total lift in terms of flow separation. The predicted direction of the lift force for high particle Reynolds numbers is also examined through a visualization experiment of an iron particle falling in a linear shear flow of a glycerin solution. On the other hand, the lift force on a rotating sphere in a uniform unsheared flow acts in the same direction independent of particle Reynolds numbers. Approximate expressions for the drag and lift coefficients for a rotating sphere in a linear shear flow are proposed over the wide range of 1[les ]Rep[les ]500.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Polamarasetty Teja Bhavani ◽  
P. Teja Bhavani ◽  
Y. Seetharama Rao ◽  
B. V. Ramana Murthy

Abstract Aerodynamics is the study of moving air's properties and the interactions between moving air and solids. Rider gets slammed into air particles while riding that gets compressed once rider hit them and then become spaced out once they flow over the rider. The distinction in atmospheric pressure from your front to your back creates a retardant force. The force that's perpendicular to the oncoming flow direction is the lift force. It contrasts with the drag force. Aerodynamic shapes reduce this pressure drag and lift by minimizing that difference in pressure and allowing the air to flow more smoothly over your front, reducing the low-pressure wake behind the cyclist and reducing this drag, and increasing speed in this paper; fairings designed. NACA airfoil as a base, fairings are designed using CATIA.CFD analysis is carried out on the bicycle with a fairing to calculate drag and lift force. As the position of cyclists isn't modified and due to fairing, the air resistance reduces, which may increase the comfort level of cyclists. From this analysis, the economical fairing can be determined, facilitating additional drag and producing less lift.


SINERGI ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Alief Avicenna Luthfie ◽  
Dedik Romahadi ◽  
Hanif Ghufron ◽  
Solli Dwi Murtyas

Spoiler attached on the rear part of a car can generate drag force and negative lift force, called downforce. This drag force can increase air resistance to the car, meanwhile, a negative lift force can improve the car’s stability and safety. Refer to many researchers, the shape and the angle of the spoiler give different aerodynamic effects and therefore give a different value of drag force and lift force. Based on these facts, this study was focused on the analysis of different spoiler angle attached to a mini MPV car to drag and lift force generated by the spoiler. The method used in this study is a numerical simulation using the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) technique. The analysis was carried out at different spoiler angle and car’s speed. The spoiler angles are -20o, -10o, 0o, 10o, and 20o. The car’s speeds are 40 km/h, 60 km/h, 80 km/h, 100 km/h, and 120 km/h. Then the drag and lift force and their coefficient generated by different spoiler angles were being investigated at specified speeds. The result shows that higher spoiler angles generate higher drag and lower lift. Spoiler angles higher than 0o generate negative lift force, otherwise generate positive lift force. Therefore, to increase a car’s stability and safety, it is recommended to use a spoiler angle higher than 0o. Based on the result, it is best to use spoiler angle 10o because it generates negative lift force with -0.05 lift coefficient and 0,68 drag coefficient.


ROTOR ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Fiveriati Anggra ◽  
Darma Yonathan Eka Yeddid ◽  
Puspasari Vinda

Ship maneuverability is the ability of the ship to rotate and change direction in all conditions of the water when the rudder (steering) turns to form a certain angle; there is a change in pressure, speed and direction of fluid flow, this causes changes in the course of the ship. Corals that produce the rudder of the vessel to crack or break because of the impact of the rock at that time the rudder needs a repair. Repair on the rudder of the ship is usually carried out on the leaves and sticks of steering, one of the repairs processes is by welding, but if the rudder undergoes a reparation process many times, it will cause changes in metallurgical material due to excessive heat treatment. In the process of repairing the rudder, the new plate used to improve the maximum is 1 mm with an old plate, and the rear side of the rudder experiences a higher load because in this part the flow distribution is stacked from the front of the rudder. The results of this study are repaired rudder experiencing an increase of 16% -18% drag and lift force, the faster the ship runs, the higher the drag and lift force so that the resistance is also greater Keywords: Rudder, Maneuver, Repair


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laith K. Abbas ◽  
Dongyang Chen ◽  
Xiaoting Rui

The application and workflow of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)/Computational Structure Dynamics (CSD) on solving the static aeroelastic problem of a slender rocket are introduced. To predict static aeroelastic behavior accurately, two-way coupling and inertia relief methods are used to calculate the static deformations and aerodynamic characteristics of the deformed rocket. The aerodynamic coefficients of rigid rocket are computed firstly and compared with the experimental data, which verified the accuracy of CFD output. The results of the analysis for elastic rocket in the nonspinning and spinning states are compared with the rigid ones. The results highlight that the rocket deformation aspects are decided by the normal force distribution along the rocket length. Rocket deformation becomes larger with increasing the flight angle of attack. Drag and lift force coefficients decrease and pitching moment coefficients increase due to rocket deformations, center of pressure location forwards, and stability of the rockets decreases. Accordingly, the flight trajectory may be affected by the change of these aerodynamic coefficients and stability.


2012 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 227-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian Zastawny ◽  
George Mallouppas ◽  
Fan Zhao ◽  
Berend van Wachem

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