Numerical simulation of two-dimensional laminar unsteady flow past a right trapezoidal cylinder at low Reynolds number: study of sharpening angle, time step, grid independence and domain size

• Published in: MATEC Web of Conferences Vol. 192; p. 2030
• Main Authors: Lamtharn, Sodsai, Pimsarn, Monsak
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Les Ulis EDP Sciences 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Aerodynamic coefficients; Computational fluid dynamics; Computer simulation; Cylinders; Design engineering; Finite volume method; Fluid flow; Incompressible flow; Laminar flow; Quadrilaterals; Reynolds number; Sharpening; Simulation; Strouhal number; Structural integrity; Two dimensional flow; Unsteady flow
• DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/201819202030
• ISSN: 2261-236X; 2274-7214

Numerical simulation of two-dimensional laminar unsteady flow past a right trapezoidal cylinder at low Reynolds number (Re = 100), zero of the flow approaching angle and sharpening angle of the right trapezoidal of 22.5° with a side ratio B/A = 1 are carried out to provide moreapplicable data for engineering design of barred tee in aspect of structural integrity. A finite volume method, non-uniform meshing with second-order implicit time discretization into eight-node quadratic quadrilateral finite elements is employed. An incompressible flow SIMPLEC code with constant fluid properties is used. The convective terms using a third-order QUICK scheme. The numerical simulation result is compared against the published results of flow past a square cylinder. The effect of sharpening angle on the response of the right trapezoidal cylinder is investigated. A special study of the effects of flow on significant factor for time step, grid independence, blockage ratio, domain size, upstream and downstream extents, size domain next to cylinder and size domain extent are performed systematically. The Strouhal number and RMS lift coefficients of fully saturated flow are calculated. The result shown that increasing of sharpening angle, the Strouhal number is negligible changed whilst the RMS lift coefficients significantly increased.