Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering (설비공학논문집)

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A Numerical Study on Flow Characteristics Around Rectangular Cylinder with Different Width-to-height Ratios

종횡비 변화에 따른 사각실린더 주위의 유동 특성에 관한 수치적 연구

  • Received : 2010.03.12
  • Published : 2010.08.10
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Abstract

We investigate two-dimensional laminar flow around rectangular cylinders placed in a uniform stream. Numerical simulations are performed, using finite volume method, in the ranges of $50{\leq}Re{\leq}150$ and $0.1{\leq}W/H{\leq}1.0$, where Re and W/H are the Reynolds number and the width-to-height ratio, respectively. The immersed boundary method is used to handle the rectangular cylinder in a rectangular grid system. Comparisons with the previous results show good agreement in Strouhal number, drag and lift coefficient. The present study reports the detailed information of flow structure at different width-to-height ratios in the ranges of $50{\leq}Re{\leq}150$.

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