Effect of confinement on flow around a rotating elliptic cylinder in laminar flow regime
Abstract
The flow phenomena around a rotating elliptic cylinder in a channel is studied numerically. The value of the confinement parameter β is varied as 1k, where k = 2, 4, 6, and 8 respectively, to demonstrate the vortex-shedding patterns around the cylinder in the downstream wake. The non-dimensional rotation rate α takes up 0.5, 1, and 2 as its value. Additionally, the Reynolds number (Re) based on the cylinder diameter is taken to be 50, 100, and 150 respectively. A parametric study is performed to explain the changes in drag coefficient (CD), lift coefficient (CL), and moment coefficient (CM) with variations of β, α, and Re. The Fast-Fourier transform (FFT) of the time-periodic lift signals is presented to understand the shedding frequency characteristics, and the CM values are analyzed for cases of autorotation. Despite the introduction of significant confinement and cylinder rotation, complete suppression of vortex shedding is not observed for the considered parameter space. Autorotation is observed and becomes prominent with decrease in non-dimensional rotation rate and increase in confinement and Reynolds number.
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