Rotating flow past a short,sliced cylinder at finite Rossby number

Abstract

Flow past a short obstacle in a rotating reference frame generates a wake that is crucial to the overall flow structure if the Rossby number is of the order of the quarter power of the Ekman number. We present here a theory for such flows for the case when the obstacle's top is an oblique, planar surface. The results arise from a combination of asymptotic analysis and numerical computation, and show that even weak asymmetry generates significant global effect on the entire flow-field. Comparisons with the experiments reported by Foster and Davies (1996) are generally good when the high edge is at 90° to the oncoming flow.     

Force and flow characteristics of a circular cylinder with uniform surface roughness at subcritical Reynolds numbers

The main purpose of this study is to establish a better understanding of the relationship between drag reduction and surface roughness. Experiments were conducted to measure the force and flow characteristics of a circular cylinder with different types of artificial surface roughness over the range 6 × 10³ < Re < 8 × 10⁴ (Re is based on the cylinder diameter D). The roughness cylinder was formed by covering the exterior surface of the cylinder with uniformly distributed (1) sandpaper, (2) netting, and (3) dimples. The roughness coefficient ranged from k/D = 0.0028 to 0.025 (k is the roughness height). A detailed quantitative measurement of the flow field around the cylinder using Particle Imaging Velocimetry (PIV) was carried out. The hydrodynamic force coefficients (drag and lift) of the rough cylinders are compared against those of a smooth cylinder measured under the same flow conditions. It is found that certain configuration of surface roughness significantly reduces the mean drag coefficient of the cylinder, particularly at large Reynolds numbers. In addition, the root-mean-square (r.m.s.) lift coefficient of the rough cylinders is considerably lower than that of a smooth cylinder.     

分离盘控制圆柱涡激振动的数值模拟研究

圆柱涡激振动问题一直以来备受关注,分离盘作为涡激振动抑制装置得到广泛研究。分离盘长度L与圆柱直径D之比L/D是影响抑制效果的主要因素。运用有限体积法结合RANS方程与一定的湍流模式离散和求解流场,通过编写自定义程序,使用动网格模拟结构物的运动带来的流域边界的变化,针对弹性支撑的圆柱及附加长度为0.5 D的分离盘模型,在约化速度Ur为2.5~13的情况下,对涡激振动及其抑制进行研究。结果表明:分离盘可以抑制甚至消除圆柱涡激振动,99%以上的振幅被抑制;锁定区始点被推后,锁定区变窄;附加分离盘的圆柱阻力和升力被抑制;其斯特鲁哈数(St)稍高于单圆柱St但差别不大。     

EXPERIMENTS ON FLOW AROUND A CYLINDER IN A SCOURED CRANNEL BED

1 INTRODUCTION'LOcal scour around a pier is a result of the interatiOn amongst the pier, the aPproach flow and theerodible bed. The Presence of a pier results in a stagnation pressure build-up in front of the pier and athree-dimensional tUrbulent flow echaracterized by the downward flow ahead of the pier and the so-called horseshoe vortex along the base of the Pier forms itself The flow modifies the erothe bed inthe vicinity of the pier when local scour takes place (Graf and AJhnakar l…     

The response of a horizontal conducting cylinder embedded in a uniform earth for uniform and line current sources

The response of a horizontal conducting cylinder embedded in a uniform conducting earth is studied using mathematical models of uniform and line current source excitation for the period range 10 to 10⁴ s. The line current source is located at heights ranging from 100–750 km above the surface of the earth. From the calculated results, it is shown that for periods greater than 10³ s the ratioE _x /H _y at the surface of the earth for localized fields, such as the auroral and equatorial electrojet normally situated at heights of about 100 km, is considerably different from that for a uniform source. The results presented also show that the magneto-telluric method of geophysical prospecting for ore bodies in regions of the electrojet may not be very practicable for periods exceeding 10³ s.     

A direct method for interpreting magnetic anomalies—the case of a horizontal circular cylinder

A new method is introduced here to interpret the magnetic anomalies with special reference to vertical magnetic anomalies of a horizontal circular cylinder. The parameters of the cylinder are found to be related toV, ∂V/∂x and∂V/∂z at the origin of the cylinder. HereV is the observed anomaly,∂V/∂x and∂V/∂z are its horizontal and vertical derivatives respectively. The origin may be located working out an equality,viz.,3(∂V/∂z) ²=2V∂²V/∂z² which is true only at the origin. Thus, once the cylinder is located,V, ∂V/∂x and∂V/∂z at its origin can be determined and hence its parameters. The procedure is illustrated with a theoretical example.     

Stereological Analysis of Fracture Networks along Cylindrical Galleries

The intersections between three-dimensional fracture networks consisting of constant- and variable-size disks with a gallery were systematically analyzed. Exact and approximate analytical formulae were derived for the numbers of partial or full intersections. These predictions were verified by Monte Carlo simulations. Trace length distributions were studied by numerical techniques for various disk distributions. These simulations showed that differences between various disk distributions are very small when trace length distributions with the same average and standard deviations are compared.     

二维介质柱的电磁成像研究

从体等效原理出发得到用介质柱介电参数表示的体等效电流,并得到一个积分方程组求解散射问题．利用变分原理,对此方程组求变分,并化为矩阵方程组,消去含介质柱内总场变化的项,得到散射场变化与介质柱介电参数变化之间关系的矩阵方程．即反演方程．用算例检验此法的反演精度、收敛性能、多目标反演能力、抗噪声性能及利用不完备测量散射信息反演目标的能力．结果表明,此法是一种实用性很强的二维介质柱电磁成像方法．     

磁偶极子存在时导电水平圆柱体的场

将磁偶极子在导电水平圆柱体的场分解为单磁极的一次场、二次场、柱内场、柱外场。然后,由两个单磁极的场叠加而得到磁偶极子的场,并编程序对总场的频率响应函数的虚实分量二次磁场分别做了计算。     

层状介质中膨胀圆台体震源模型的应力场、应变场及位移场计算

用两层介质中存在的一膨胀圆台体作为模型以便模拟地幔物质上涌孕震的力源模式．计算了层状介质结构条件下结构底部膨胀圆台模拟力源在不同横向、纵向尺度以及不同锥角时的应力场、应变场及位移场的变化．结果表明，介质中及地表附近的应力场、应变场、位移场不仅与上涌力源的几何参数和物理参数有关，而且也受到层状介质结构参数的制约和影响．这种数值模拟不仅为解释上地幔物质向地壳下部侵入的现象提供了一种有意义的方法，而且表明对于考虑地幔物质上涌孕震过程有关的前兆场分布而言，必须认真考虑介质结构不均匀性问题．