Journal article
Measurements of the flow over a low-aspect-ratio cylinder mounted on a ground plane
The flow over a finite-height cylinder of aspect ratio 1, with one end mounted on a ground plane and the other end free, has been studied by means of surface flow visualisation, particle image velocimetry (PIV) and surface pressure measurements. The diameter-based Reynolds number was 200,000. The mean flow topology has been identified in three areas: the horseshoe vortex system, the separated flow over the free-end and the wake region.
Evidence is shown for the existence of a three-horseshoe vortex system, while the mean flow over the free-end consists of an arch vortex with its bases on the forward half of the free-end. There are two tip vortices coming off the free-end. The wake region is found to be highly unsteady, with considerable variation from the mean flow.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | Springer-Verlag |
Year: | 2005 |
Pages: | 10-21 |
Journal subtitle: | Experimental Methods and Their Applications To Fluid Flow |
ISSN: | 14321114 and 07234864 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00348-005-0949-9 |