SIMULATION OF FLOW PAST TWO TANDEM CYLINDERS USING DETERMINISTIC VORTEX METHOD

Abstract

The vortex method is a direct numerical simulation method for solving the Navier- tokes equations. In order to reveal the influence of Reynolds number and distances etween the cylinders, the incompressible flow past a pair of tandem cylinders s solved on the base of the vortex method. The results show that for the low past two tandem cylinders, there is a critical distance of the tandem cylinders. ver the critical distance, the flow field will have a sudden change, and the rag coefficient, lift coefficient and Strouhal number will also change dramatically. he critical distance will diminish as the Reynolds number rises.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2012-07-30
  • Revision Date2012-09-03
  • Acceptance Date2012-09-13

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI1205460H

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