Abstract
The asymptotic theory for the laminar, incompressible, separating and reattaching flow past the bluff body is based on an extension of Kirchhoff's (1869) free-streamline solution. The flow field (only the upper half of which is discussed since we consider a symmetric body and flow) consists of two basic parts. The first is the flow on the body scalel*, which is described to leading order by the Kirchhoff solution with smooth inviscid separation, but with an$O(Re^{-\frac{1}{16}})$modification to explain fully the viscous separation (hereRe([Gt ] 1) is the Reynolds number). The influence of this$O(Re^{-\frac{1}{16}})$modification is determined for the circular cylinder. The second part is the large-scale flow, comprising mainly the eddy and the ultimate wake. The eddy has length scaleO(Rel*), widthO(Re½l*) and is of elliptical shape to keep the eddy pressure almost uniform. The ultimate wake is determined numerically and fixes the eddy length. The (asymptotically small) back pressure from the eddy acts (on the body scale) both in the free stream and in the eddy, and it has a marked effect at moderate Reynolds numbers; combined with the Kirchhoff solution, it predicts the pressure drag on a circular cylinder accurately, to within 10% whenRe= 5 and to within 4% whenRe= 50. Other predictions, for the eddy length and width, the front pressure and the eddy pressure, also show encouraging agreement with experiments and Navier-Stokes solutions at moderate Reynolds numbers (of about 30), both for the circular cylinder and the normal flat plate. Finally, an analysis in the appendix indicates that, in wind-tunnel experiments, the tunnel walls (even if widely spaced) can exert considerable influence on the eddy properties, eventually forcing an upper bound on the eddy width asReincreases instead of theO(l*Re½) growth appropriate to the unbounded flow situation.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Condensed Matter Physics
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