Lift Coefficients and Pressure Distribution Acting on Two Tandem Cylinders of Different Diameters

Abstract:

Flow characteristics of two different diameters cylinders in a tandem arrangement were investigated numerically in a uniform flow. The diameter of the downstream main cylinder was kept constant, and the diameter ratio between the upstream control cylinder and the downstream one was varied from 0.1 to 1.0. The studied Reynolds number based on the diameter of the downstream main cylinder were 100 and 150. The gap between the control cylinder and the main cylinder ranged from 0.1 to 4.0 times the diameter of the main cylinder. It is concluded that the gap ratio and the diameter ratio between the two cylinders have important effects on the lift coefficients and pressure distribution.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 886)
• Pages: 417-421
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.886.417
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Yong Tao Wang*, Zhong Min Yan, Hui Min Wang
• Keywords: Lift Coefficient, Numerical Simulation, Pressure Distribution, Tandem Cylinders

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