Vortices behind a submerged cylinder in a rotating system.

Autor: Mizuno, Yoshinori, Yagi, Toshimasa, Mori, Kazuyasu
Zdroj: Journal of Visualization; Apr2024, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p149-158, 10p
Abstrakt: We experimentally studied the wake flow behind a submerged vertical cylinder in an open channel rotating at a constant angular velocity around a vertical axis. We obtained the two-dimensional velocity field on the free surface of fluid by a Particle Image Velocimetry measurement. In some cases, we found the emergence of a steady vortex perpendicular to the surface and vortex-shedding behind it. The necessary condition for the emergence of such vortices is given by the excess of Rossby number below a critical value, which is determined by the relative height of the cylinder. Reynolds number must be large enough, and the thresholding value depends on the relative height. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index