Suppression of vortex shedding using a slit through the circular cylinder at low Reynolds number

The present article aims to study the suppression of vortex shedding using a passive flow control technique (slit through a circular cylinder) in the laminar regime (Re = 100-500). The slit width ratio S/D (slit width/diameter) on the modified cylinder plays an essential role to control the vortex shedding. The additional flow through the slit leads to the suppression of the global instability and vortex shedding, whereas a large amount of flow through the slit drastically alters the behavior of vortex shedding. The nature of vortex shedding remains periodic for all S/D, and the root mean square (rms) value of the lift coefficient decreases (in turn, vortex shedding suppression) with S/D up to Re <= 300. For the range Re > 300, the root mean square (rms) value of the lift coefficient decreases up to S/D < 0.15, and the flow exhibits periodic vortex shedding, while the root mean square (rms) increases beyond S/D > 0.15 due to irregular vortex shedding downstream of cylinder. The variation of the Re for the S/D = 0.20 shows bifurcation points where the flow changes its behavior from symmetric to asymmetric solution at Re=232 and again becomes symmetric at Re=304. The unsteady flow analysis over the modified cylinder also indicates the suppression in the vortex shedding; however, the analysis provides the qualitative property of suppression. The reduced-order modeling, i.e. Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) and Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD), is utilized to quantify suppression and investigate the dominant vortical structure for slit through the cylinder. (C) 2021 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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This study investigates the suppression of vortex shedding in the laminar regime using a passive flow control technique by adjusting the slit width ratio S/D on a modified cylinder. The additional flow through the slit plays a crucial role in controlling vortex shedding behavior. Proper manipulation of the slit width ratio can lead to the suppression of global instability and vortex shedding.