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Flow characteristics around a square cylinder with changing chamfer dimensions

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It is known that for a square cylinder subjected to uniform flow, the drag force changes with the angle of attack. To clarify the flow characteristics around a square cylinder with corner cutoffs, we measured the drag coefficient and the Strouhal number for changing chamfer dimensions. We analyzed the flow around a square cylinder with corner cutoffs by applying the RNG k–ε turbulent model, and investigated the surface flow pattern using visualization by means of the oil film and mist flow method. From these results, we obtained the surface flow patterns by the oil film method and numerical analysis. The numerical results agreed well with the experimental values. The drag coefficient of the square cylinder with corner cutoffs decreased suddenly at an angle of attack of about α = 0°– 10° when compared with the drag coefficient for a square cylinder. The minimum value of the drag coefficient for the square cylinder with corner cutoffs decreased by about 30% compared with that for the square cylinder. The drag coefficient of the square cylinder with 10% corner cutoffs was found to be smallest, since the wake area of this square cylinder was smaller compared with that of the other square cylinder.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, 1030 Shimoogino, Atugi, Kanagawa, 243-0292, Japan

    Y. Yamagishi & S. Kimura

  2. School of High-Technology for Human Welfare, Tokai University, 317 Nishino, Numazu, Shizuoka, 410-0395, Japan

    Makoto Oki

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Yamagishi, Y., Kimura, S. & Oki, M. Flow characteristics around a square cylinder with changing chamfer dimensions. J Vis 13, 61–68 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12650-009-0005-6

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