A Visualization Study of Fluid-Structure Interaction between a Circular Cylinder and a Channel Bed
Titel:
A Visualization Study of Fluid-Structure Interaction between a Circular Cylinder and a Channel Bed
Auteur:
Rao, S. K. Sumner, D. Balachandar, R.
Verschenen in:
Journal of visualization
Paginering:
Jaargang 7 (2008) nr. 3 pagina's 187-199
Jaar:
2008-07-06
Inhoud:
Flow visualization was used to study the fluid-structure interaction between a circular cylinder and a shallow turbulent open channel flow. The Reynolds number ranged from R_{eD}=1500–4400 based on the cylinder diameter, and from R_{eH}=7,800–27,600 based on the channel hydraulic radius. The cylinder was mounted vertically on the channel bed and the flow depth-to-cylinder-diameter ratio was varied from d/D=7.0–11.7. Tests were carried out over smooth and rough beds, with the rough beds being either permeable or impermeable. The study showed that the horseshoe vortex forming at the cylinder-bed junction affects many of the flow structures, including the mode of vortex shedding, the shear layer dynamics, the vortex formation length, and the width of the near-wake region. The influence of the horseshoe vortex can be recognized throughout the depth of flow; however, its influence decreases with an increase in distance from the channel bed. It was also possible to discern that the bed roughness resulted in a change to the above interaction and the permeability of the bed resulted in additional changes.