Two- and three-dimensional instabilities in the wake of a circular cylinder near a moving wall

Author:

Jiang Hongyi,Cheng Liang,Draper Scott,An Hongwei

Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) instabilities in the wake of a circular cylinder placed near to a moving wall are investigated using direct numerical simulation (DNS). The study covers a parameter space spanning a non-dimensional gap ratio ($G^{\ast }$) between 0.1 to 19.5 and Reynolds number ($Re$) up to 300. Variations in the flow characteristics with $Re$ and $G^{\ast }$ are studied, and their correlations with the hydrodynamic forces on the cylinder are investigated. It is also found that the monotonic increase of the critical $Re$ for 2D instability ($Re_{cr2D}$) with decreasing $G^{\ast }$ is influenced by variations in the mean flow rate around the cylinder, the confinement of the near-wake flow by the plane wall and the characteristics of the shear layer formed above the moving wall directly below the cylinder. The first factor destabilizes the wake flow at a moderate $G^{\ast }$ while the latter two factors stabilize the wake flow with decreasing $G^{\ast }$. In terms of 3D instability, the flow transition sequence of ‘2D steady $\rightarrow$ 3D steady $\rightarrow$ 3D unsteady’ for small gap ratios is analysed at $G^{\ast }=0.2$. It is found that the 3D steady and 3D unsteady flows are triggered by Mode C instability due to wall proximity. However, the Mode C structure is not sustained indefinitely, since interference with the shear layer leads to other 3D steady and unsteady flow structures.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Condensed Matter Physics

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