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Large-Eddy Simulations of the Flow Around Rectangular Cylinders of Different Chord-to-Depth Ratios: Impact of Upstream-Edge Sharpness

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Direct and Large Eddy Simulation XIII (DLES 2023)

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Square and rectangular cylinders can be considered simplified models of structures of interest in civil engineering, such as, e.g., tall buildings or bridge sections.

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  1. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Industriale, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    M. V. Salvetti, G. Lunghi, M. Morello & A. Mariotti

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  1. Dept of Engg & Architect, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

    Cristian Marchioli

  2. Dept. of Civil and Industrial Engg., University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Maria Vittoria Salvetti

  3. TU Wien, Inst. of Fluid Mech. and Heat Transfer, Wien, Austria

    Manuel Garcia-Villalba

  4. Institute of Fluid Mechanics, Friedrich Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

    Philipp Schlatter

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Salvetti, M.V., Lunghi, G., Morello, M., Mariotti, A. (2024). Large-Eddy Simulations of the Flow Around Rectangular Cylinders of Different Chord-to-Depth Ratios: Impact of Upstream-Edge Sharpness. In: Marchioli, C., Salvetti, M.V., Garcia-Villalba, M., Schlatter, P. (eds) Direct and Large Eddy Simulation XIII. DLES 2023. ERCOFTAC Series, vol 31. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47028-8_6

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