Prediction of wake structure and aerodynamic characteristics of flow around square cylinders at different arrangements

Salwa Fezai, Fakher Oueslati, Nader Ben-Cheikh () and Brahim Ben-Beya ()
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Salwa Fezai: Laboratory of Physics of Fluids, Physics Department, Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis El-Manar, 2092 El-Manar 2, Tunis, Tunisia
Fakher Oueslati: Laboratory of Physics of Fluids, Physics Department, Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis El-Manar, 2092 El-Manar 2, Tunis, Tunisia†Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Albaha University, 6543 Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Nader Ben-Cheikh: Laboratory of Physics of Fluids, Physics Department, Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis El-Manar, 2092 El-Manar 2, Tunis, Tunisia
Brahim Ben-Beya: Laboratory of Physics of Fluids, Physics Department, Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis El-Manar, 2092 El-Manar 2, Tunis, Tunisia

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2019, vol. 30, issue 02n03, 1-29

Abstract: Two-dimensional incompressible fluid flows around square cylinders at different arrangements have been numerically analyzed in the present work. The calculations are carried out for several values of Reynolds number (Re) ranging from 20 to 180. The results are presented in the form of vorticity contours and temporal histories of drag and lift coefficients. Besides, the physical parameters, namely, the average drag and lift coefficients and Strouhal number, are evaluated as a function of Re. Two different states of flow are predicted in the current investigation by systematically varying Re for steady and unsteady regimes. Vortex shedding is studied at different arrangements of the square cylinders allowing the investigation of three possible configurations. Special attention is paid to compute the drag and lift forces acting on the different obstacles, which allowed determining the optimal configuration in terms of both drags and lifts. The unsteady periodic wake is characterized by the Strouhal number, which varies with the Reynolds number and the obstacle geometry. The values of vortex shedding frequencies are consequently calculated in this study.

Keywords: Staggered square cylinders; flow regimes; vortex shedding; Strouhal number; numerical simulation; low Reynolds number; lift and drag coefficients (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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