Laminar Fluid Flow around Two Wall-Mounted Cubes of Arbitrary Configuration

Abstract

The problem of flow field around multiple bluff bodies mounted on a surface is of great significance in different fields of engineering. In this study, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code is developed to calculate three-dimensional (3D) steady state laminar fluid flow around two cuboids of arbitrary size and configuration mounted on a surface in free stream conditions. This study presents the results for two cubes of the same size mounted on a surface in both inline and staggered arrangements. Streamlines are plotted for various combinations of the distance between the two cubes and Reynolds number. Moreover, the effects of different parameters on vortical structures, separation, and reattachment points are discussed. Also, velocity and pressure distributions are plotted in the wake region behind the two cubes. It is clearly shown that how the presence of the second cube changes the flow field and the vortical structures in comparison with the case of a single cube.