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Flow past a rotationally oscillating cylinder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2013

S. Kumar ,
C. Lopez ,
O. Probst ,
G. Francisco ,
D. Askari  and
Y. Yang
S. Kumar*
Affiliation:
School of Engineering and Computational Science, The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
C. Lopez
Affiliation:
School of Engineering and Computational Science, The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
O. Probst
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
G. Francisco
Affiliation:
School of Engineering and Computational Science, The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
D. Askari
Affiliation:
School of Engineering and Computational Science, The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
Y. Yang
Affiliation:
School of Engineering and Computational Science, The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
*
†Email address for correspondence: Sanjay.Kumar@utb.edu
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Abstract

Flow past a circular cylinder executing sinusoidal rotary oscillations about its own axis is studied experimentally. The experiments are carried out at a Reynolds number of 185, oscillation amplitudes varying from $\mathrm{\pi} / 8$ to $\mathrm{\pi} $, and at non-dimensional forcing frequencies (ratio of the cylinder oscillation frequency to the vortex-shedding frequency from a stationary cylinder) varying from 0 to 5. The diagnostic is performed by extensive flow visualization using the hydrogen bubble technique, hot-wire anemometry and particle-image velocimetry. The wake structures are related to the velocity spectra at various forcing parameters and downstream distances. It is found that the phenomenon of lock-on occurs in a forcing frequency range which depends not only on the amplitude of oscillation but also the downstream location from the cylinder. The experimentally measured lock-on diagram in the forcing amplitude and frequency plane at various downstream locations ranging from 2 to 23 diameters is presented. The far-field wake decouples, after the lock-on at higher forcing frequencies and behaves more like a regular Bénard–von Kármán vortex street from a stationary cylinder with vortex-shedding frequency mostly lower than that from a stationary cylinder. The dependence of circulation values of the shed vortices on the forcing frequency reveals a decay character independent of forcing amplitude beyond forcing frequency of ${\sim }1. 0$ and a scaling behaviour with forcing amplitude at forcing frequencies ${\leq }1. 0$. The flow visualizations reveal that the far-field wake becomes two-dimensional (planar) near the forcing frequencies where the circulation of the shed vortices becomes maximum and strong three-dimensional flow is generated as mode shape changes in certain forcing parameter conditions. It is also found from flow visualizations that even at higher Reynolds number of 400, forcing the cylinder at forcing amplitudes of $\mathrm{\pi} / 4$ and $\mathrm{\pi} / 2$ can make the flow field two-dimensional at forcing frequencies greater than ${\sim }2. 5$.

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Vortex Flows: Vortex shedding Wakes/Jets: Vortex streets Wakes/Jets: Wakes
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 735 , 25 November 2013 , pp. 307 - 346
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©2013 Cambridge University Press 

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Kumar supplementary movie

Caption: Far wake structure at oscillation amplitude of pi by 2 and forcing frequency ratio of 0.8 at Re = 185.

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Caption: Far wake structure at oscillation amplitude of pi by 2 and forcing frequency ratio of 0.25 at Re = 185.

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Caption: Far wake structure at oscillation amplitude of pi by 2 and forcing frequency ratio of 1.0 at Re = 185.

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Caption: Far wake structure at oscillation amplitude of pi by 2 and forcing frequency ratio of 4.5 at Re = 185.

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Caption: Near wake structure at oscillation amplitude of pi by 2 and forcing frequency ratio of 0.8 at Re = 185.

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Caption: Near wake structure at oscillation amplitude of pi by 2 and forcing frequency ratio of 0.25 at Re = 185.

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Video 19.3 MB

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Caption: Near wake structure at oscillation amplitude of pi by 2 and forcing frequency ratio of 1.0 at Re = 185.

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Caption: Near wake structure at oscillation amplitude of pi by 2 and forcing frequency ratio of 1.2 at Re = 185.

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Caption: Near wake structure at oscillation amplitude of pi by 2 and forcing frequency ratio of 4.5 at Re = 185.

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