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Mechanics
J. G. Chen, S. L. Tang, T. M. Zhou, Y. Zhou
Summary: This study investigated the very-large-scale motions (VLSMs) observed in the wake of a turbulent cylinder, using two experimental datasets. The results revealed a spectral peak at a low wavenumber in the premultiplied spectra of streamwise velocity and temperature fluctuations, indicating the presence of VLSMs. Further analysis using a proper orthogonal decomposition method confirmed the existence of prolonged coherent structures with the same frequency as the spectral peak.
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Mechanics
Hongjun Zhu, Wenli Liu
Summary: This study investigated the impact of rectangular ribs attached around a circular cylinder on the flow and wake evolution. Five types of near-wall vortices were identified with the presence of the ribs, with their formation and evolution sensitive to Reynolds number and the number of ribs. The wake flow transitions from one-row primary vortex street to two-layered vortices, and then to a secondary vortex street, with the latter observed only in specific cases.
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Mechanics
Junyi Mi, Xiaowei Jin, Hui Li
Summary: A network model called Cascade-Net is proposed, which combines machine learning techniques with fluid mechanics to accurately predict the spatiotemporal fluctuating velocity in the near-wall wake of a circular cylinder. The model utilizes a comprehensive dataset obtained through wind tunnel testing and applies convolutional neural networks to predict the velocity fluctuations. The results demonstrate that the Cascade-Net shows good generalization performance and accurately predicts fluctuating velocity fields and the second-order moments at various Reynolds numbers.
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Mechanics
Hussein Kokash, G. Gilou Agbaglah
Summary: In this study, three-dimensional numerical simulations of flow passing a square cylinder were conducted using a spectral element method. The two- to three-dimensional transition of the wake flow was investigated at different Reynolds numbers. The results revealed that the wake transition occurs in the early time prior to the onset of the vortex shedding event.
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Physics, Multidisciplinary
Huang Ya-Dong, Wang Zhi-He, Zhou Ben-Mou
Summary: The flow around a cylinder is a common flow pattern, where disturbances can grow with time and induce the transition from laminar to turbulent flow in the wake, resulting in increased vibrations and noise. This study investigates the effects of three control strategies on modifying the two-dimensional base flow, and validates their effectiveness through numerical simulations.
ACTA PHYSICA SINICA
(2022)
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Engineering, Mechanical
Jiang-Sheng Wang, Jun Wu, Jin-Jun Wang
Summary: Wake/boundary-layer interactions over a cylinder/airfoil configuration were studied using hydrogen bubble visualization and time-resolved particle image velocimetry. Both the wake-triggered double-secondary vortices reported over a multi-element airfoil configuration and the wake-triggered single-secondary vortex reported over a cylinder/flat-plate configuration were observed with the current configuration as the vertical interval between the cylinder and the leading edge of the airfoil increases. The wake disturbances were found to penetrate the boundary layer above the airfoil with different patterns, leading to a change in wake-triggered topology. The wake-triggered secondary vortices effectively suppressed flow separation above the airfoil and enhanced aerodynamic performance through a momentum injection mechanism.
EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Suyu Jiang, Fei Yan, Jian Zhang, Bo Song
Summary: The research focuses on the near-wake structure resulting from the interaction between water and a cylinder. The wake characteristics were measured using high-speed particle image velocimetry for a smooth cylinder and a cylinder with different numbers of grooves at a Reynolds number of 7400. The study found that the v-grooves increased the Reynolds shear stress and turbulent kinetic energy, preventing the formation of Karman-like vortices and reducing the recirculation region.
Article
Mechanics
Dan Pang, Liang Cheng, Hongyi Jiang, Feifei Tong, Hongwei An
Summary: This paper presents a new flow control approach to suppress vortex shedding in the wake of a circular cylinder through high-frequency oscillation. The numerical results show that the wake characteristics of the cylinder experience transitions from vortex shedding to suppression and finally to symmetry breaking with increasing Keulegan-Carpenter number. The cylinder oscillation delays the wake transition to three-dimensional flow.
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Engineering, Marine
Junyi Mi, Shujin Laima, Xiaowei Jin, Hui Li
Summary: This study proposes a machine-learning framework to model the near-wake mean velocity profile of a circular cylinder and demonstrates the similarity in different flow regimes. Experimental data of the near-wake velocity field and wall pressure are obtained through wind tunnel tests. The model accurately predicts the near-wake mean velocity deficit profiles using the random forests algorithm, and the importance of inputs is analyzed through the Shapley Additive Explanation method.
Article
Engineering, Marine
Sartaj Tanweer, Anupam Dewan, Sanjeev Sanghi
Summary: The study examined the three-dimensional wake transitions for a rectangular cylinder at different gap ratios and aspect ratios, finding that changes in flow rate near the cylinder and shear-layer interactions are the causes of wake transitions.
Article
Mechanics
Prashant Kumar, Shaligram Tiwari
Summary: Three-dimensional numerical computations were conducted to study flow past two inline finite-height circular cylinders, exploring the effects of Reynolds number, size ratio, and inter-cylinder spacing on wake characteristics. Analysis of wake oscillations and flow regimes, including transitions and synchronization levels between upstream and downstream wakes, was carried out using various methods such as Hilbert spectra and vorticity contours.
Article
Mechanics
Tengda Zou, Cunbiao Lee
Summary: This experimental study provides examples of the interaction between blade wake and separated boundary layer. The wake impingement changes passage flow and affects boundary layer flow, while producing turbulent spots that inhibit separation on the suction surface. The periodic sweeping of the wake results in a clear periodicity in the boundary layer.
Article
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Zhiying Wang, Han Liu, Qiang Gao, Zhan Wang, Yiwei Wang, Guoyu Wang, Lian Shen
Summary: Ventilated cavitating flow of a circular cylinder was studied through numerical simulation, revealing a close relationship between bubble size distribution and turbulence intensity. Increasing gas entrainment coefficient led to longer cavity length, decreased turbulent kinetic energy, lower bubble count, and larger Sauter mean diameter. The presence of ventilated cavitation delayed vortex formation and affected the shedding of vortices.
PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDS
(2021)
Article
Mechanics
Reda El Mansy, Josep Maria Bergada, Wasim Sarwar, Fernando Mellibovsky
Summary: In this study, we analyzed the incompressible flow past a square cylinder immersed in the wake of an upstream splitter plate. We found that under specific conditions, an asymmetric Karman vortex street and three-dimensional flow occur. Additionally, we revealed the influence of the asymmetry of the top and bottom boundary layers on the flow characteristics.
Article
Thermodynamics
S. Kubacki, E. Dick
Summary: This study presents a hybrid RANS-LES technique for simulating transitional flow through low-pressure turbine blade cascades. The technique combines RANS-mode and LES-mode to accurately model different flow phenomena and achieve realistic simulation results.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND FLUID FLOW
(2023)