Numerical analysis of flow around two tandem circular cylinders

Tinghui Zheng, Baoling Fei, Junliu Yang, Shiu Keung Tang

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Abstract

To avoid the sympathetic vibration, the flow around two circular cylinders with an equal diameter in a tandem arrangement was researched numerically using the finite volume method. Strouhal number as a function of spacing ratio and Reynolds number was investigated. The research results show that the behavior of the Strouhal number with change of the spacing ratio is decided by flow regions, and the effect of the Reynolds number on the Strouhal number has the same trend in all flow regions. The Strouhal number increases with the Reynolds number increasing, but there is a great difference in the increasing amplitude to different flow regions.
Original languageEnglish
JournalXinan Jiaotong Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University
Volume43
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2008

Keywords

  • Flow around circular cylinder
  • Strouhal number
  • Vortex shedding

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General

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