Wind tunnel studies of pressure distribution around a 5:1 rectangular cylinder

In this paper, a wind tunnel study is described focusing on analysing the pressure distribution and correlation around both static and dynamic 5:1 rectangular cylinders in smooth and turbulent flow. Results from the static tests highlighted the significant influences of the turbulence on the surface...

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Main Authors: Nguyen, Dinh Tung, Owen, John, Hargreaves, David
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35836/
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author Nguyen, Dinh Tung
Owen, John
Hargreaves, David
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description In this paper, a wind tunnel study is described focusing on analysing the pressure distribution and correlation around both static and dynamic 5:1 rectangular cylinders in smooth and turbulent flow. Results from the static tests highlighted the significant influences of the turbulence on the surface pressure distribution. For the dynamic section, the VIV was triggered by the motion-induced leading edge vortex; a strongly correlated flow feature close to the trailing edge was found to be responsible for an increase in the amplitude of the vortex-induced vibration. An increase in the turbulence effectively weakened the motion-induced leading edge vortex or removed the flow feature close to the trailing edge, which led to a large reduction in the VIV response.
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spelling nottingham-358362020-05-04T17:57:00Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35836/ Wind tunnel studies of pressure distribution around a 5:1 rectangular cylinder Nguyen, Dinh Tung Owen, John Hargreaves, David In this paper, a wind tunnel study is described focusing on analysing the pressure distribution and correlation around both static and dynamic 5:1 rectangular cylinders in smooth and turbulent flow. Results from the static tests highlighted the significant influences of the turbulence on the surface pressure distribution. For the dynamic section, the VIV was triggered by the motion-induced leading edge vortex; a strongly correlated flow feature close to the trailing edge was found to be responsible for an increase in the amplitude of the vortex-induced vibration. An increase in the turbulence effectively weakened the motion-induced leading edge vortex or removed the flow feature close to the trailing edge, which led to a large reduction in the VIV response. 2016-06-11 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Nguyen, Dinh Tung, Owen, John and Hargreaves, David (2016) Wind tunnel studies of pressure distribution around a 5:1 rectangular cylinder. In: 8th International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics and Applications, 7-11 June 2016, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Bridge aeroelasticity 5:1 ratio Rectangular cylinder Pressure distribution Wind tunnel Turbulence
spellingShingle Bridge aeroelasticity
5:1 ratio
Rectangular cylinder
Pressure distribution
Wind tunnel
Turbulence
Nguyen, Dinh Tung
Owen, John
Hargreaves, David
Wind tunnel studies of pressure distribution around a 5:1 rectangular cylinder
title Wind tunnel studies of pressure distribution around a 5:1 rectangular cylinder
title_full Wind tunnel studies of pressure distribution around a 5:1 rectangular cylinder
title_fullStr Wind tunnel studies of pressure distribution around a 5:1 rectangular cylinder
title_full_unstemmed Wind tunnel studies of pressure distribution around a 5:1 rectangular cylinder
title_short Wind tunnel studies of pressure distribution around a 5:1 rectangular cylinder
title_sort wind tunnel studies of pressure distribution around a 5:1 rectangular cylinder
topic Bridge aeroelasticity
5:1 ratio
Rectangular cylinder
Pressure distribution
Wind tunnel
Turbulence
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35836/