scholarly journals Surface Roughness Effects on Flows Past Two Circular Cylinders in Tandem Arrangement at Co-Shedding Regime

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 8237
Author(s):  
Paulo Guimarães de Moraes ◽  
Luiz Antonio Alcântara Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Drag Reduction ◽  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Circular Cylinders ◽  
Cylinder Surface ◽  
Outer Diameter ◽  
Grid Turbulence ◽  
Roughness Effects ◽  
Tandem Arrangement ◽  
Relative Roughness

This paper contributes by investigating surface roughness effects on temporal history of aerodynamic loads and vortex shedding frequency of two circular cylinders in tandem arrangement. The pair of cylinders is immovable; of equal outer diameter, D; and its geometry is defined by the dimensionless center-to-center pitch ratio, L/D. Thus, a distance of L/D = 4.5 is chosen to characterize the co-shedding regime, where the two shear layers of opposite signals, originated from each cylinder surface, interact generating counter-rotating vortical structures. A subcritical Reynolds number of Re = 6.5 × 104 is chosen for the test cases, which allows some comparisons with experimental results without roughness effects available in the literature. Two relative roughness heights are adopted, nominally ε/D = 0.001 and 0.007, aiming to capture the sensitivity of the applied numerical approach. Recent numerical results published in the literature have reported that the present two-dimensional model of surface roughness effects is able to capture both drag reduction and full cessation of vortex shedding for an immovable cylinder near a moving ground. That roughness model was successfully blended with a Lagrangian vortex method using sub-grid turbulence modeling. Overall, the effects of relative roughness heights on flows past two cylinders reveal changing of behavior of the vorticity dynamics, in which drag reduction, intermittence of vortex shedding, and wake destruction are identified under certain roughness effects. This kind of study is very useful for engineering conservative designs. The work is also motivated by scarcity of results previous discussing flows past cylinders in cross flow with surface roughness effects.

Drag Reduction of Deepwater Risers by the Use of Helical Grooves

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan Huang ◽  
David Clelland ◽  
Sandy Day ◽  
Richard James
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Drag Reduction ◽  
Circular Cylinders ◽  
Cylinder Surface ◽  
Towing Tank ◽  
Comparative Results ◽  
Viv Suppression ◽  
Deepwater Risers ◽  
Helical Grooves

Model tests were carried out in a towing tank to investigate the effects of helical grooves on the drag loading of stationary circular cylinders in uniform and steady currents. A series of models were made and tested, including smooth and rough cylinders with and without grooves. The maximum Reynolds number achieved in the tests was about 4×105. The comparative results between the smooth and grooved cylinders show that the helical grooves reduce the drag loading by between 18 and 25% depending upon the cylinder surface roughness and the Reynolds number. This is a continuation of our work published in OMAE06 in Hamburg on VIV suppression by the use of helical grooves.

Surface Roughness Effects on Circular Cylinders at High Reynolds Numbers

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Eaddy ◽  
W. H. Melbourne ◽  
J. Sheridan
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Circular Cylinders ◽  
Flow Induced Vibration ◽  
Roughness Effects ◽  
Vortex Induced Vibration ◽  
Smooth Cylinder ◽  
Lift Forces ◽  
High Reynolds ◽  
Effect Of Surface

The problem of flow-induced vibration has been studied extensively. However, much of this research has focused on the smooth cylinder to gain an understanding of the mechanisms that cause vortex-induced vibration. In this paper results of an investigation of the effect of surface roughness on the cross-wind forces are presented. Measurements of the sectional RMS fluctuating lift forces and the axial correlation of the pressures for Reynolds numbers from 1 × 105 to 1.4 × 106 are given. It was found that surface roughness significantly increased the axial correlation of the pressures to similar values found at high subcritical Reynolds numbers. There was little effect of the surface roughness on the sectional lift forces. The improved correlation of the vortex shedding means rough cylinders will be subject to larger cross-wind forces and an increased possibility of vortex-induced vibration compared to smooth cylinders.

ROUGHNESS EFFECT OF DIFFERENT GEOMETRIES ON MICRO GAS FLOWS BY LATTICE BOLTZMANN SIMULATION

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (06) ◽  
pp. 953-966 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHAOFENG LIU ◽  
YUSHAN NI ◽  
YONG RAO
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Lattice Boltzmann ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Resistance Coefficient ◽  
Lattice Boltzmann Model ◽  
Gas Flows ◽  
Fractal Boundary ◽  
Roughness Effects ◽  
Roughness Effect ◽  
Relative Roughness

The roughness effects of the gas flows of nitrogen and helium in microchannels with various relative roughnesses and different geometries are studied and analyzed by a lattice Boltzmann model. The shape of surface roughness is simulated to be square, sinusoidal, triangular, and fractal. Numerical computations compared with theoretical and experimental studies show that the roughness geometry is an important factor besides the relative roughness in the study of the effects of surface roughness. The fractal boundary presents a higher influence on the velocity field and the resistance coefficient than other regular boundaries at the same Knudsen number and relative roughness. In addition, the effects of rarefaction, compressibility, and roughness are strongly coupled, and the roughness effect should not be ignored in studying rarefaction and compressibility of the microchannel as the relative roughness increases.

Numerical Research of Roughness Effects on Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics in Flat Microchannels

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heming Yun ◽  
Baoming Chen ◽  
Binjian Chen
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Conjugate Heat Transfer ◽  
Entrance Length ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Roughness Effects ◽  
Relative Roughness ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Numerical Research

Roughness effects on flow and heat transfer in flat microchannels has been numerically simulated by using CFD with fluid-solid conjugate heat transfer techniques, the surface roughness has been modeled through a series triangular toothed roughness cells. In this paper, the influence for roughness on the entrance length of flow and heat transfer has been emphasized, the influence for relative roughness on transitional Reynolds number has been also analyzed at the same time.

Theoretical Approach to Turbulent Lubrication Problems Including Surface Roughness Effects

1989 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Hashimoto ◽  
S. Wada
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Velocity Distribution ◽  
Boundary Layers ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Turbulent Boundary Layers ◽  
Distribution Law ◽  
Roughness Effects ◽  
Relative Roughness ◽  
Lubrication Equation ◽  
Lubrication Characteristics

A new theoretical approach to turbulent lubrication problems including the surface roughness effects is described. On the basis of a logarithmic velocity distribution law in the turbulent boundary layers, the resistance laws for pressure and shear flows in the lubricant film are formulated separately in both cases of smooth and homogeneous rough surfaces. Moreover, combining the bulk flow concept proposed by Hirs with the formulated resistance laws, the generalized turbulent lubrication equation including the surface roughness effects is derived. Some numerical results for the modified turbulence coefficients are presented in the graphic form for different values of relative roughness, and the effects of surface roughness on the turbulent lubrication characteristics are generally discussed.

scholarly journals Surface-roughness effects on the mean flow past circular cylinders

1980 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
pp. 673-701 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Güven ◽  
C. Farell ◽  
V. C. Patel
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Boundary Layer Separation ◽  
Circular Cylinders ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Roughness Effects ◽  
Number Range ◽  
Mean Pressure ◽  
The Mean

Measurements of mean-pressure distributions and boundary-layer development on rough-walled circular cylinders in a uniform stream are described. Five sizes of distributed sandpaper roughness have been tested over the Reynolds-number range 7 × 104to 5·5 × 105. The results are examined together with those of previous investigators, and the observed roughness effects are discussed in the light of boundary-layer theory. It is found that there is a significant influence of surface roughness on the mean-pressure distribution even at very large Reynolds numbers. This observation is supported by an extension of the Stratford–Townsend theory of turbulent boundary-layer separation to the case of circular cylinders with distributed roughness. The pressure rise to separation is shown to be closely related, as expected, to the characteristics of the boundary layer, smaller pressure rises being associated with thicker boundary layers with greater momentum deficits. Larger roughness gives rise to a thicker and more retarded boundary layer which separates earlier and with a smaller pressure recovery.

Numerical Simulation of Vortex-Induced Vibration of Two Rigidly Connected Cylinders in Side-by-Side and Tandem Arrangements Using RANS Model

2015 ◽  
Vol 138 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Zhao ◽  
Joshua M. Murphy ◽  
Kenny Kwok
Keyword(s):  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Response Amplitude ◽  
Maximum Response ◽  
Circular Cylinders ◽  
Tandem Arrangement ◽  
Vortex Induced Vibration ◽  
Single Cylinder ◽  
Gap Ratio ◽  
G Ratio

Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) of two rigidly connected circular cylinders in side-by-side and tandem arrangements in the cross-flow direction was investigated using two-dimensional (2D) numerical simulations. The 2D Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) equations were solved for the flow, and the equation of the motion was solved for the response of the cylinders. Simulations were conducted for a constant mass ratio of 2.5, gap ratios G (ratio of the gap between the cylinders to the cylinder diameter) in the range of 0.5 to 3, and reduced velocities in the range of 1 to 30. The effects of the gap ratio on the response of the cylinders were analyzed extensively. The maximum response amplitude in the lock-in regime was found to occur at G = 0.5 in the side-by-side arrangement, which is about twice that of a single cylinder. In the side-by-side arrangement, the response regime of the cylinders for gap ratios of 1.5, 2, 2.5, and 3 is much narrower than that of a single cylinder, because the vortex shedding from the two cylinders is in an out-of-phase pattern at large reduced velocities. In the tandem arrangement, the maximum response amplitude of the cylinders is greater than that of a single cylinder for all the calculated gap ratios. For the gap ratio of 0.5 in the tandem arrangement, the vortex shedding frequency from the upstream cylinder was not observed in the vibration at large reduced velocities, and the response is galloping.

Characterization of Surface Roughness Effects on Laminar Flow in Microchannels by Using Fractal Cantor Structures

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengbin Zhang ◽  
Yongping Chen ◽  
Panpan Fu ◽  
Mingheng Shi
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Fractal Dimension ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Laminar Flow ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Roughness Effects ◽  
Relative Roughness ◽  
Smooth Channel

The fractal characterization of the topography of rough surfaces by using Cantor set structures is introduced in this paper. Based on the fractal Cantor surface, a model of laminar flow in rough microchannels is developed and numerically analyzed to study the characterization of surface roughness effects on laminar flow. The effects of Reynolds number, relative roughness, and fractal dimension on laminar flow are all discussed. The results indicate that the presence of roughness leads to the form of the detachment, and eddy generation is observed at the shadow of the roughness elements. The pressure drop in the rough channel along the flow direction is no longer in a linear fashion and larger than that in the smooth channel. The fluctuation characteristic of pressure drop along the stream, which is due to the vortex formation at the wall, is found. Differing from the smooth channel, the Poiseuille number for laminar flow in rough microchannels is no longer only dependent on the cross-sectional shape of the channel, but also strongly influenced by the Reynolds number, relative roughness and fractal dimension of the surface.

Appraisal of Universal Wake Numbers From Data for Roughened Circular Cylinders

1983 ◽  
Vol 105 (4) ◽  
pp. 464-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Buresti
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Drag Coefficient ◽  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Physical Interpretation ◽  
Potential Flow ◽  
Bluff Body ◽  
Cross Flow ◽  
Sufficient Accuracy ◽  
Circular Cylinders

An analysis was carried out to check whether certain existing universal wake numbers can characterize the cross-flow around roughened circular cylinders in transitional regimes. The results confirmed the soundness of the idea of the existence of a link between the drag coefficient of a bluff body, its pressure distribution, and the frequency of the shedding of vortices in its wake. In particular, Bearman’s number and Griffin’s number were shown to be able to describe this link with sufficient accuracy and to be a function of the Reynolds number based on the typical dimension of the surface roughness. A physical interpretation of Griffin’s number was also given which permits to link the drag force with the velocity of the potential flow at separation and the frequency of vortex shedding.

Vortex Shedding with Fluid Mechanics from Two Cylinders of Different Diameters in a Tandem Arrangement

2014 ◽  
Vol 886 ◽  
pp. 436-439
Author(s):  
Yong Tao Wang ◽  
Zhong Min Yan ◽  
Hui Min Wang
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Fluid Mechanics ◽  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Diameter Ratio ◽  
Circular Cylinders ◽  
Tandem Arrangement ◽  
Gap Ratio ◽  
Different Diameters ◽  
Upstream Control ◽  
Control Cylinder

The vortex shedding from two circular cylinders of different diameters in a tandem arrangement is numerically investigated at a Reynolds number of 100 and 150. The studied Reynolds number based on the diameter of the downstream main cylinder. The diameter of the downstream main cylinder was kept constant, and the diameter ratio between the upstream control cylinder and the downstream one was varied from 0.1 to 1.0. The gap between the control cylinder and the main cylinder ranged from 0.1 to 4.0 times the diameter of the main cylinder. It is concluded that the gap ratio and the diameter ratio between the two cylinders have important effects on vortex shedding from two cylinders of different diameters in a tandem arrangement.

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