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An approximate method for solving two-dimensional low-Reynolds-number flow past arbitrary cylindrical bodies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2006

H. Yano  and
A. Kieda
H. Yano
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Maizuru Technical College, 625 Japan
A. Kieda
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyoto, 602 Japan
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Abstract

This paper presents an approximate method for solving Oseen's linearized equations for a two-dimensional steady flow of incompressible viscous fluid past arbitrary cylindrical bodies at low Reynolds numbers. The formulation is based on a discrete singularity method with a least squares criterion for satisfying the no-slip boundary condition. That is, sets of Oseenlets, sinks, sources and vortices are discretely distributed in the interior of the body, and then the least squares criterion attempts to minimize the integrated squares of velocities along the body contour, thus leading to a system of simultaneous algebraic equations. Complex-variable arithmetic, usually available on modern computers, makes the computation algorithm very simple. Furthermore, the method is applicable to cases that cannot be solved by classical analytical approaches. As examples of application, we computed the forces acting on a single circular cylinder, two circular cylinders of equal radius separated by a distance, an inclined elliptic cylinder and an inclined square cylinder all of which are immersed in uniform flow fields. The computed results agree very well with those of classical analytical methods.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 97 , Issue 1 , 11 March 1980 , pp. 157 - 179
Copyright
© 1980 Cambridge University Press

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