Subhankar Sen1, Sanjay Mittal2, Gautam Biswas1
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.86, No.1, pp. 1-28, 2012, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2012.086.001
Abstract The steady flow around elliptic cylinders is investigated using a stabilized finite-element method. The Reynolds number, Re, is based on cylinder major
axis and free-stream speed. Results are presented for Re ≤ 40 and 0° ≤ α ≤ 90°, where α is angle of attack. Cylinder aspect ratios, AR considered are 0.2 (thin), 0.5, 0.8 (thick) and 1.0. Results for the laminar separation Reynolds number, Res available in the literature are only for thin cylinder and exhibit large scatter. Also, very limited information is available for separation angle. The present study attempts to provide this data. In addition, issues concerning… More >
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