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Response characteristics of a vortex-excited circular cylinder in laminar flow

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This paper presents numerical simulation results for vortex-induced vibration of a circular cylinder in laminar flow. A vortex method is implemented to solve the two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations in terms of vorticity. In order to validate the numerical code, the flow past a fixed cylinder is first investigated for which enough experimental and numerical results are available. Basic characteristics of the dynamic response and vortex shedding for an elastically mounted circular cylinder are then investigated for 70 < Re < 170. The lock-in phenomenon is captured at certain reduced velocities where the lift coefficient takes a considerable value associated with a high amplitude response. The wake structure exhibits the 2S or C (2S) modes of vortex shedding in this range of Reynolds numbers, as opposed to the 2P mode which is observed in the turbulent flow regime. The numerical results are in acceptable agreement with available experimental and numerical data.

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This paper was recommended for publication in revised form by Associate Editor Kyung-Soo Yang

Mohammad Hadi Akbari received his B.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering from Shiraz University, Iran, in 1989. He continued his graduate studies at McGill University in Canada and obtained his M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering in 1993 and 1999, respectively. He moved back to Iran in 2004 and has been working as a faculty member at the School of Mechanical Engineering at Shiraz University since then. His current research interests include fluid-structure interactions, as well as combustion and fuel cell modeling.

Mohammad Hossein Bahmani received his B.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering from Shiraz University, Iran, in 2004. He then obtained his M.Sc. degree from the same university in 2007. His research interests include fluid-structure interactions and CFD modeling of heat and mass transfer. He is currently an instructor at Azad University, Marvdasht Branch, Iran.

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Bahmani, M.H., Akbari, M.H. Response characteristics of a vortex-excited circular cylinder in laminar flow. J Mech Sci Technol 25, 125–133 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-010-1021-0

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