Laminar Flows Past Elliptic Cylinders at Various Angles of Attack
Abstract
Numerical solutions for laminar incompressible fluid flows past thin elliptic cylinders at various angles of attack are obtained using a stream function-vorticity formulation. The flow is considered to be two-dimensional and time-dependent. Potential flow is selected as the initial condition. Almost steady-state solutions have been computed for the cases alpha = 0 deg, Re = 200; alpha = 45 deg, Re = 15; and alpha = 90 deg, Re=10 where alpha and Re are the angle of attack and the Reynolds number, respectively. Vortex shedding has been studied for alpha = 45 deg, Re = 30 and 200.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0743054
Entities
People
- David W Taylor
- Hans J. Lugt
- Henry J. Haussling