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    Large-eddy simulation of flow over a rotating cylinder: the lift crisis at ReD=6×10^4

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    Authors
    Cheng, W.
    Pullin, D. I.
    Samtaney, Ravi cc
    KAUST Department
    Fluid and Plasma Simulation Group (FPS)
    Mechanical Engineering Program
    Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
    Date
    2018-09-19
    Online Publication Date
    2018-09-19
    Print Publication Date
    2018-11-25
    Permanent link to this record
    http://hdl.handle.net/10754/630544
    
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    Abstract
    We present wall-resolved large-eddy simulation (LES) of flow with free-stream velocity U∞ over a cylinder of diameter D rotating at constant angular velocity Ω , with the focus on the lift crisis, which takes place at relatively high Reynolds number ReD=U∞D/ν , where ν is the kinematic viscosity of the fluid. Two sets of LES are performed within the ( ReD , α )-plane with α=ΩD/(2U∞) the dimensionless cylinder rotation speed. One set, at ReD=5000 , is used as a reference flow and does not exhibit a lift crisis. Our main LES varies α in 0⩽α⩽2.0 at fixed ReD=6×104 . For α in the range α=0.48−0.6 we find a lift crisis. This range is in agreement with experiment although the LES shows a deeper local minimum in the lift coefficient than the measured value. Diagnostics that include instantaneous surface portraits of the surface skin-friction vector field Cf , spanwise-averaged flow-streamline plots, and a statistical analysis of local, near-surface flow reversal show that, on the leeward-bottom cylinder surface, the flow experiences large-scale reorganization as α increases through the lift crisis. At α=0.48 the primary-flow features comprise a shear layer separating from that side of the cylinder that moves with the free stream and a pattern of oscillatory but largely attached flow zones surrounded by scattered patches of local flow separation/reattachment on the lee and underside of the cylinder surface. Large-scale, unsteady vortex shedding is observed. At α=0.6 the flow has transitioned to a more ordered state where the small-scale separation/reattachment cells concentrate into a relatively narrow zone with largely attached flow elsewhere. This induces a low-pressure region which produces a sudden decrease in lift and hence the lift crisis. Through this process, the boundary layer does not show classical turbulence behaviour. As α is further increased at constant ReD , the localized separation zone dissipates with corresponding attached flow on most of the cylinder surface. The lift coefficient then resumes its increasing trend. A logarithmic region is found within the boundary layer at α=1.0 .
    Citation
    Cheng W, Pullin DI, Samtaney R (2018) Large-eddy simulation of flow over a rotating cylinder: the lift crisis at ReD=6×10^4. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 855: 371–407. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2018.644.
    Sponsors
    This work was partially supported by the KAUST baseline research funds of R.S. The Cray XC40, Shaheen, at KAUST was utilized for all the reported LES.
    Publisher
    Cambridge University Press (CUP)
    Journal
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics
    DOI
    10.1017/jfm.2018.644
    Additional Links
    https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-fluid-mechanics/article/largeeddy-simulation-of-flow-over-a-rotating-cylinder-the-lift-crisis-at-red6times-104/E5D57563DB29E788464DC29A2F3597AB
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1017/jfm.2018.644
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    Articles; Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division; Mechanical Engineering Program

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