Vortex Shedding From a Circular Cylinder of Finite Length Placed on a Ground Plane

1992 ◽  
Vol 114 (4) ◽  
pp. 512-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiki Okamoto ◽  
Yukisada Sunabashiri
Keyword(s):  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Circular Cylinder ◽  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Vortex Formation ◽  
Turbulent Wake ◽  
Blow Down ◽  
Space Correlation ◽  
Pressure Distributions ◽  
Correlation Space

This paper describes a study of changes in the vortex formation and the turbulent wake from a circular cylinder with a finite aspect ratio, placed on a ground plane. The experiment was carried out in an N.P.L. blow down type wind-tunnel, with a working section of 500 mm × 500 mm × 2,000 mm, and between the Reynolds number 2.5 × 104 and 4.7 × 104. The surface-pressure distributions on the circular cylinder were measured and the drag coefficient was determined from these measurements. Vortices of two kinds generated in the flow-field around the cylinder were observed. The power spectrum, auto-correlation, space-correlation, velocity defects, and turbulent intensities in the turbulent wake behind a circular cylinder were also measured. It was found that the flow pattern changed rapidly above aspect ratio H/D = 4, with vortex shedding changing from symmetric “arch” type to antisymmetric “Karman” type.

Turbulent wake behind a curved circular cylinder

2014 ◽  
Vol 742 ◽  
pp. 192-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
José P. Gallardo ◽  
Helge I. Andersson ◽  
Bjørnar Pettersen
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Circular Cylinder ◽  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Bluff Body ◽  
Vortex Formation ◽  
Axial Flow ◽  
Turbulent Wake ◽  
Outer Face ◽  
Wake Region ◽  
Axial Curvature

AbstractThis paper reports results from a direct numerical simulation of the flow past a circular cylinder with axial curvature. The main objective is to explore the effects of spanwise curvature on the stability of the shear layers and the turbulent wake at the subcritical Reynolds number of 3900. The bluff-body geometry is adapted from a previous study conducted at lower Reynolds numbers, in which a quarter segment of a ring represented the deformed cylinder. A convex configuration in which the free-stream direction is towards the outer face of the ring is adopted here. The present results show a striking distinction between the upper and lower wake regions. Despite the turbulent character of the wake, the upper wake region is more coherent due to the periodic vortex shedding of primary vortical structures, which are in close alignment with the axial curvature. A mild axial flow develops upwards along the lee face of the curved cylinder, displacing the vortex formation region further downstream from the location expected for a straight cylinder at the same Reynolds number. In the lower wake region the vortex shedding strength is drastically reduced due to larger local inclination, resulting in higher three-dimensionality and loss of coherence. A strong downdraft with a swirling pattern is the dominating feature in the lower base region. This is associated with a substantial decrease of the base suction, and the suppression of the characteristic recirculating backflow.

On vortex formation from a cylinder. Part 1. The initial instability

1988 ◽  
Vol 190 ◽  
pp. 491-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. F. Unal ◽  
D. Rockwell
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Circular Cylinder ◽  
Shear Layer ◽  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Vortex Formation ◽  
Absolute Instability ◽  
Near Wake ◽  
Lower Range ◽  
Fluctuation Amplitude

Vortex shedding from a circular cylinder is examined over a tenfold range of Reynolds number, 440 ≤ Re ≤ 5040. The shear layer separating from the cylinder shows, to varying degrees, an exponential variation of fluctuating kinetic energy with distance downstream of the cylinder. The characteristics of this unsteady shear layer are interpreted within the context of an absolute instability of the near wake. At the trailing-end of the cylinder, the fluctuation amplitude of the instability correlates well with previously measured values of mean base pressure. Moreover, this amplitude follows the visualized vortex formation length as Reynolds number varies. There is a drastic decrease in this near-wake fluctuation amplitude in the lower range of Reynolds number and a rapid increase at higher Reynolds number. These trends are addressed relative to the present, as well as previous, observations.

Suppression of Vortex Shedding Downstream of a Circular Cylinder Using Permeable Cylinders in Shallow Water

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Göktürk Memduh Özkan ◽  
Hüseyin Akıllı
Keyword(s):  
Circular Cylinder ◽  
Flow Control ◽  
Shallow Water ◽  
Flow Structure ◽  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Outer Cylinder ◽  
Vortex Formation ◽  
Stream Velocity ◽  
Bluff Bodies ◽  
Different Diameters

The characteristics of the flow around a 50mm circular cylinder surrounded by a permeable outer cylinder were investigated by Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and flow visualization techniques in order to control the unsteady flow structure downstream of the cylinder in shallow water. The effect of outer permeable cylinder with a porosity of β = 0.4 on the flow control was studied using five different diameters; D = 60, 70, 80, 90, 100mm. Depth-averaged free stream velocity was kept constant as U = 170mm/s corresponding to a Reynolds number of Re = 8500 and the water height was adjusted to hw = 25mm throughout the study. The results clearly showed that the outer permeable cylinder significantly affects the flow structure of the inner cylinder. It was found that by the existence of outer cylinder, the frequency of unsteady vortex shedding is reduced, vortex formation region is elongated and fluctuations are attenuated which are good indications of effective flow control. Owing to the results, optimum parameters were defined and suggested for the suppression of vortex-induced vibrations on bluff bodies.

Symmetric Vortex Shedding From a Circular Cylinder Under Periodic Flow Forcing

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Konstantinidis ◽  
S. Balabani
Keyword(s):  
Circular Cylinder ◽  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Vortex Formation ◽  
Excitation Frequency ◽  
Symmetric Mode ◽  
Near Wake ◽  
Wake Field ◽  
Vortex Pairs ◽  
Probabilistic Function ◽  
Number Of Cycles

This paper describes an experimental study of the near wake of a circular cylinder subjected to streamwise flow forcing. The wake field is examined by PIV and LDV for excitation frequencies in which symmetric shedding is likely. The results show that symmetric formation of vortex pairs occurs close to the cylinder synchronized with the oscillatory component of the flow. The symmetric mode rapidly breaks down and gives rise to an antisymmetric arrangement of single vortices further downstream. The number of cycles for which the symmetrical vortices persist in the near wake is a probabilistic function of the excitation frequency and forcing amplitude. Details of the related wake kinematics and frequencies are shown and the findings are discussed in relation to symmetric vortex formation occurring in self-excited streamwise oscillations.

Vortex shedding from a rectangular prism and a circular cylinder placed vertically in a turbulent boundary layer

1983 ◽  
Vol 126 ◽  
pp. 147-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Sakamoto ◽  
Mikio Arie
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Circular Cylinder ◽  
Turbulent Boundary Layer ◽  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Rectangular Prism ◽  
Stream Velocity ◽  
Vortex Shedding Frequency ◽  
Shedding Frequency ◽  
Two Bodies

Measurements of the vortex-shedding frequency behind a vertical rectangular prism and a vertical circular cylinder attached to a plane wall are correlated with the characteristics of the smooth-wall turbulent boundary layer in which they are immersed. Experimental data were collected to investigate the effects of (i) the aspect ratio of these bodies and (ii) the boundary-layer characteristics on the vortex-shedding frequency. The Strouhal number for the rectangular prism and the circular cylinder, defined by S = fcw/U0 and fcd/U0 respectively, was found to be expressed by a power function of the aspect ratio h/w (or h/d). Here fc is the vortex-shedding frequency, U0 is the free-stream velocity, h is the height, w is the width and d is the diameter. As the aspect ratio is reduced, the type of vortex shedding behind each of the two bodies was found to change from the Karman-type vortex to the arch-type vortex at the aspect ratio of 2·0 for the rectangular prism and 2·5 for the circular cylinder.

Effect of Inclination Angle of Splitter Plate on Flow Over a Circular Cylinder

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Zhang ◽  
Lin Ding
Keyword(s):  
Circular Cylinder ◽  
Strouhal Number ◽  
Inclination Angle ◽  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Lift Coefficient ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Splitter Plate ◽  
Plate Length ◽  
Pressure Distributions ◽  
Vortex Shedding Frequency

Two-dimensional unsteady laminar flow over a circular cylinder with an attached splitter plate was investigated numerically. To see the effect of the splitter plate length and inclination angle on the pressure distributions and vortex shedding, numerical simulations were done for moderate Reynolds numbers ranging from 100 to 500 in two different splitter plate lengths (1 and 2 diameters), and the angles between splitter plate and wake centerline was changed from 0 to 45 deg. Results indicate that the wake structure and length are dependent on the inclination angle of splitter plate. Near wake length is almost unchanged when θ>25 deg. On the other hand, circular cylinder’s drag coefficient is distinctly affected by the position of vortex. And significant local peaks of the RMS lift coefficient are obtained at θ=15 deg and 5 deg for L=1D and 2D respectively. The lift force is in one direction when the inclination angle is over a critical value. In addition, the non-dimensional Strouhal number representing the vortex shedding frequency characteristics varies as a function of the angle and has peak values at θ=20 and 5 deg for L=1D and 2D respectively. And the longer splitter plate causes more decrease in the Strouhal number for θ>15 deg.

Surface Static Pressures in an Inlet Vortex Flow Field

1985 ◽  
Vol 107 (2) ◽  
pp. 387-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Liu ◽  
E. M. Greitzer ◽  
C. S. Tan
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Static Pressure ◽  
Velocity Ratio ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Vortex Formation ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Static Pressure Distribution ◽  
Pressure Distributions ◽  
Parametric Data ◽  
Basic Ideas

An experimental investigation of the three-dimensional flow field associated with an inlet vortex is reported. The specific configuration investigated is an inlet, in proximity to a ground plane, in crosswind. Parametric data are presented to define the regimes of vortex formation in this configuration, as a function of inlet height to diameter ratio and inlet velocity ratio. The detailed static pressure distribution on the inlet is given for two quite different flow regimes, one with a strong inlet vortex and one with no inlet vortex. These new quantitative data are supplemented by flow visualization studies that allow an estimate to be made of the circulation around the inlet vortex. It is argued that the static pressure distributions in both cases can be clearly interpreted using the basic ideas of inlet vortex formation that were previously developed from (qualitative) water tunnel studies.

245 Vortex Shedding and Vortex Formation from an In-Line Forced Oscillating Circular Cylinder

2005 ◽  
Vol 2005.2 (0) ◽  
pp. 173-174
Author(s):  
Yoshifumi YOKOI ◽  
Kounosuke OOUCHI ◽  
Tomoki MASHIBA ◽  
Junpei YAMASHTTA
Keyword(s):  
Circular Cylinder ◽  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Vortex Formation

The effects of wake splitter plates on the flow past a circular cylinder in the range 104

1973 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Apelt ◽  
G. S. West ◽  
Albin A. Szewczyk
Keyword(s):  
Circular Cylinder ◽  
Strouhal Number ◽  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Measurement Techniques ◽  
Base Pressure ◽  
Visualization Technique ◽  
Pressure Distributions ◽  
Splitter Plates ◽  
Flow Past ◽  
Careful Measurement

Experiments were carried out using models having L/D [les ] 2 and the resulting pressure distributions and vortex shedding characteristics are presented. A simple visualization technique which provides explanations of some of the measured results is described. It is concluded that splitter planes reduce the drag markedly by stabilizing the separation points and produce a wake narrower than that for a plain cylinder, raise the base pressure by as much as 50% and affect the Strouhal number to a lesser degree. Careful measurement techniques have enabled these effects to be presented accurately.

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