Forces exerted on a cylinder in near-axial flow

Lise Divaret (1) , Pierre Moussou (1) , Julien Berland (1) , Hassan Berro (1) , Olivier Cadot (2) , Olivier Doaré (2)

1 LAMSID - UMR 8193 - Laboratoire de Mécanique des Structures Industrielles Durables
2 UME - Unité de Mécanique

This study investigates the flow around a cylinder in a near-axial flow at a Reynolds number of 27,000. Both computational fluid dynamics (CFD) calculations and experiments are performed. Time-mean values of lift force coefficient are investigated against the inclination of the cylinder in the domain of low inclinations (<15 deg). A pressure distribution and flow profiles are also measured and extracted from the CFD calculation results for a characteristic inclination α = 5 deg. Numerical results for force and pressure show fair agreement with experiments for inclination below 5 deg and reveal that at low angles, the lift force is proportional to the angle. In the framework of a quasi-static approach, the instantaneous damping force exerted on a cylinder oscillating in axial flow is equivalent to the normal force exerted on a cylinder placed in an oblique flow.

Domaines: Mécanique des fluides [physics.class-ph]

Lise Divaret, Pierre Moussou, Julien Berland, Hassan Berro, Olivier Cadot, et al.. Forces exerted on a cylinder in near-axial flow. Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, 2014, 136 (5), pp.051306. ⟨10.1115/1.4026567⟩. ⟨hal-01133515⟩