Publication Date:
1989-03-01
Description:
An experimental investigation of the flow around smooth circular cylinders in the Reynolds number range 0.8 × 105 〈 Re 〈 2 × 105 is presented. Measured quantities include spectra, spanwise correlations and cross correlations of cylinder pressures and wake-velocity fluctuations, and low-frequency boundary-layer flow direction reversals near separation. The flow motion in the critical range is found to be characterized by intermittent, symmetric boundary-layer reattachments, occurring in cells with a well-defined spanwise structure, accompanying a significant decrease in drag coefficient and a weakening of the vortex shedding. © 1989, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.
Print ISSN:
0022-1120
Electronic ISSN:
1469-7645
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics