Abstract
Abstract
The paper investigates the role of geometrical asymmetric modifications of a rectangular flat-backed body on the properties of the recirculating flow at a Reynolds number $$Re=1.8\times 10^5$$
R
e
=
1.8
×
10
5
. The reference model has two reflectional symmetries denoted $$s_y$$
s
y
and $$s_z$$
s
z
in both spanwise directions. The flow is subjected to the static instability that leads to two mirrored wake states breaking the symmetry $$s_y$$
s
y
. Two families of geometrical variation of the fore-body and after-body are studied, each breaking one of the reflectional symmetries of the reference model. Geometrical modifications that preserve $$s_y$$
s
y
evidence possibilities of bistable dynamics suppression although the static instability persists. Geometrical modifications that do not preserve $$s_y$$
s
y
produces a large unbalance of both wake states in accordance to recent observations on real cars (Bonnavion et al. in J Wind Eng Ind Aerodyn 184:77–89, 2019). Results offer perspectives for potential drag reduction induced by appropriate coupling of bluff body geometry and wake state selection.
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Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,General Physics and Astronomy,Mechanics of Materials,Computational Mechanics
Cited by
5 articles.
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