Fig. 1. Configuration of a circular cylinder tube mesh and its boundary types for CFD analysis.
Fig. 2. Vorticity contours at several time steps for (a) constant inlet velocity and (b) periodic inlet velocity.
Fig. 3. Time history of inlet velocity, lift and drag coefficient fluctuations for (a) constant inlet velocity and (b) periodic inlet velocity.
Fig. 4. Nondimensional PSD of lift and drag for (a) constant inlet velocity and (b) periodic inlet velocity.
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