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Influence of aspect ratio on the dynamics of a freely moving circular disk. (English) Zbl 1193.76035

Summary: The influence of aspect ratio (\(\chi =\) diameter/thickness) on the vortex shedding behaviour of fixed, and freely moving, circular disk has been investigated numerically. The aspect ratio significantly changes the structure of the vortices shed from the disk, thus altering the fluid induced forces. Disks of \(\chi = 2\) and 4 were selected, and by choosing Re = 240 periodic behaviour was observed for both the ‘fixed’ and ‘freely’ moving disks. First, the vortex structures shed from a ‘fixed’ circular disk of \(\chi = 2\) and 4 were computed for \(Re = 240\). This was followed by a computation of their trajectories falling ‘freely’ under the action of gravity at Re = 240. For the ‘fixed’ disk of \(\chi = 2\), periodic shedding of one-sided hairpin-shaped vortex loops was observed. The flow field had a spatial planar symmetry and the vortices were shed from the same location, resulting in an asymmetric lateral force on the disk. The Strouhal number (St), calculated using the fluctuation in the axial velocity in the far-wake, was 0.122. This vortex shedding behaviour is referred to as the ‘single-sided’ vortex shedding mode. For the ‘fixed’ disk of \(\chi = 4\), periodic shedding of hairpin-shaped vortex loops was observed from the diametrically opposite location of the disk. The flow field had a spatial planar symmetry, and also a spatio-temporal one, with respect to a plane orthogonal to the spatial symmetry plane. The shed vortices induced a symmetric lateral force on the disk with a zero mean. The computed Strouhal number, was equal 0.122, same as that for \(\chi = 2\). This vortex shedding behaviour is referred as the ‘double-sided’ vortex shedding mode. For the ‘freely falling’ disk of \(\chi = 2\), an oscillatory motion was observed in a plane with a \(83^{\circ }\) phase lag between the lateral and angular velocity. The Strouhal number \((St_{b})\), calculated using the oscillation frequency of the ‘freely’ falling disk was equal to 0.116, which is comparable to the St of the fixed disk. For a ‘freely falling’ disk of \(\chi = 4\), oscillatory motion was observed in a plane with a \(21^{\circ }\) phase lag between the lateral and angular velocity. The Strouhal number \((St_{b})\) was equal to 0.171, which differs from the St observed in the wake of the fixed disk.

MSC:

76D05 Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible viscous fluids
70E99 Dynamics of a rigid body and of multibody systems
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