Flow past a near-wall retrograde rotating cylinder at varying rotation and gap ratios

The flow past a circular cylinder that is rotating retrograde near a turbulent wall boundary layer at Re = 10 000 has been investigated experimentally using particle image velocimetry (PIV). The cylinder rotates in retrograde direction with different rotation ratios from α = 0 to 2, where α is defin...

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Main Authors: Tan, Soon Keat, Wang, Xi Kun, Li, Ya Lin, Yuan, Shou Qi
Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104134
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47868
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author Tan, Soon Keat
Wang, Xi Kun
Li, Ya Lin
Yuan, Shou Qi
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Wang, Xi Kun
Li, Ya Lin
Yuan, Shou Qi
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description The flow past a circular cylinder that is rotating retrograde near a turbulent wall boundary layer at Re = 10 000 has been investigated experimentally using particle image velocimetry (PIV). The cylinder rotates in retrograde direction with different rotation ratios from α = 0 to 2, where α is defined as the ratio of the peripheral speed on the cylinder surface divided by the free-stream velocity. The gap ratio, G * = G/D, is varied between 0 and 1.6, where G is the gap between the cylinder and the plane wall, and D is the cylinder diameter. The flow structure is greatly modified due to the influence of wall proximity and cylinder rotation, notably the onset/suppression, frequency and strength of vortex shedding. Similar to a near-wall stationary cylinder, there exists a critical gap ratio (about 0.4) below which periodic vortex shedding from the cylinder is suppressed. On the other hand, the cylinder rotation causes vortex shedding to cease at α ≥ 1.6, which is slightly lower than the reported value of α ≈ 2 in the literature on rotating cylinder in uniform flow. However, reducing G * and increasing α do not always favor the suppression of vortex shedding. In fact, cylinder rotation promotes vortex shedding over a certain range (α < 1). As α increases, the length of recirculation region behind the cylinder, which is indicated by the movement of the mean saddle point, decreases almost linearly. The effects of wall proximity and cylinder rotation are also evident on the ensemble-averaged flow field, such as the turbulent kinetic energy and Reynolds shear stress.
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spelling ntu-10356/1041342020-03-07T11:45:55Z Flow past a near-wall retrograde rotating cylinder at varying rotation and gap ratios Tan, Soon Keat Wang, Xi Kun Li, Ya Lin Yuan, Shou Qi School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Maritime Research Centre DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering Wall Proximity Rotating Cylinder The flow past a circular cylinder that is rotating retrograde near a turbulent wall boundary layer at Re = 10 000 has been investigated experimentally using particle image velocimetry (PIV). The cylinder rotates in retrograde direction with different rotation ratios from α = 0 to 2, where α is defined as the ratio of the peripheral speed on the cylinder surface divided by the free-stream velocity. The gap ratio, G * = G/D, is varied between 0 and 1.6, where G is the gap between the cylinder and the plane wall, and D is the cylinder diameter. The flow structure is greatly modified due to the influence of wall proximity and cylinder rotation, notably the onset/suppression, frequency and strength of vortex shedding. Similar to a near-wall stationary cylinder, there exists a critical gap ratio (about 0.4) below which periodic vortex shedding from the cylinder is suppressed. On the other hand, the cylinder rotation causes vortex shedding to cease at α ≥ 1.6, which is slightly lower than the reported value of α ≈ 2 in the literature on rotating cylinder in uniform flow. However, reducing G * and increasing α do not always favor the suppression of vortex shedding. In fact, cylinder rotation promotes vortex shedding over a certain range (α < 1). As α increases, the length of recirculation region behind the cylinder, which is indicated by the movement of the mean saddle point, decreases almost linearly. The effects of wall proximity and cylinder rotation are also evident on the ensemble-averaged flow field, such as the turbulent kinetic energy and Reynolds shear stress. Accepted version 2019-03-20T07:03:28Z 2019-12-06T21:27:11Z 2019-03-20T07:03:28Z 2019-12-06T21:27:11Z 2018 Journal Article Wang, X. K., Li, Y. L., Yuan, S. Q., & Tan, S. Q. (2018). Flow past a near-wall retrograde rotating cylinder at varying rotation and gap ratios. Ocean Engineering, 156, 240-251. doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.03.015 0029-8018 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104134 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47868 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.03.015 en Ocean Engineering © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This paper was published in Ocean Engineering and is made available with permission of Elsevier Ltd. 30 p. application/pdf
spellingShingle DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering
Wall Proximity
Rotating Cylinder
Tan, Soon Keat
Wang, Xi Kun
Li, Ya Lin
Yuan, Shou Qi
Flow past a near-wall retrograde rotating cylinder at varying rotation and gap ratios
title Flow past a near-wall retrograde rotating cylinder at varying rotation and gap ratios
title_full Flow past a near-wall retrograde rotating cylinder at varying rotation and gap ratios
title_fullStr Flow past a near-wall retrograde rotating cylinder at varying rotation and gap ratios
title_full_unstemmed Flow past a near-wall retrograde rotating cylinder at varying rotation and gap ratios
title_short Flow past a near-wall retrograde rotating cylinder at varying rotation and gap ratios
title_sort flow past a near wall retrograde rotating cylinder at varying rotation and gap ratios
topic DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering
Wall Proximity
Rotating Cylinder
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104134
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47868
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