Wind and Structures

Volume 34, Number 1, 2022, pages 91-100

DOI: 10.12989/was.2022.34.1.091

Numerical studies of unsteady flow field and aerodynamic forces on an oscillating 5:1 rectangular cylinder in a sinusoidal streamwise flow

Ruwei Ma, Qiang Zhou, Peiyuan Wang, Yang Yang and Mingshui Li

Abstract

Numerical simulations are conducted to investigate the uniform flow (UF) and sinusoidal streamwise flow (SSF) over an oscillating 5:1 rectangular cylinder with harmonic heaving motion at initial angles of attack of

Key Words

sinusoidal streamwise flow; 5:1 rectangular cylinder; unsteady lift; flow field

Address

Ruwei Ma:1)Research Center for Wind Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China 2) School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China Qiang Zhou:1)Research Center for Wind Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China 2)Key Laboratory for Wind Engineering of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 610031, China Peiyuan Wang: Research Center for Wind Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China Yang Yang:1)Research Center for Wind Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China 2)Key Laboratory for Wind Engineering of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 610031, China Mingshui Li:1)Research Center for Wind Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China 2)Key Laboratory for Wind Engineering of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 610031, China