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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 77, 2016
2016 3rd International Conference on Mechanics and Mechatronics Research (ICMMR 2016)
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| Article Number | 04007 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Computer Aided Technology | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20167704007 | |
| Published online | 03 October 2016 | |
Flow Features of Three Side-by-side Circular Cylinders at Low Reynolds Number
State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
In order to study the fluctuation of kinetic parameter of cylinder matrix in incompressible stationary flow, the flow fluid around three side-by-side circular cylinders are simulated using Immersed Boundary–Lattice Boltzmann method (IB-LBM). Drag and lift force of the three cylinders are investigated as the interval between each cylinder varied from zero to five times of the cylinder diameter. Five flow patterns are defined according to the vortices structure in the downstream of the cylinders. Power spectrum analysis of lift force is developed to explain the vortex patterns. Through the research, we find the strength and phase of the gap flow play an important role in the vortex formatting process. The vortices shedding from different cylinders neutralize and combine in the near wake, contributing a lot to the variation of forces.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2016
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