This work focuses on the study of the flow around a rigid cylinder with both particle image velocimetry (PIV) experiment and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation. PIV measurements of the flow field downstream of the cylinder are first presented. The boundary conditions for CFD simulations are measured in the PIV experiment. Then the PIV flow is compared with both Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) two-dimensional (2D) and large eddy simulation (LES) three-dimensional (3D) simulations performed with ANSYS fluent. The velocity vector fields and time histories of velocity are analyzed. In addition, the time-averaged velocity profiles and Reynolds stresses are analyzed. It is found that, in general, LES (3D) gives a better prediction of flow characteristics than RANS (2D).
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Particle Image Velocimetry Experiment and Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Flow Around Rigid Cylinder
Guangyao Wang,
Guangyao Wang
Ocean Engineering Group Department of Civil,
Architectural and Environmental Engineering,
The University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, TX 78712
e-mail: gw5923@utexas.edu
Architectural and Environmental Engineering,
The University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, TX 78712
e-mail: gw5923@utexas.edu
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Ye Tian,
Ye Tian
Ocean Engineering Group Department of Civil,
Architectural and Environmental Engineering,
The University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, TX 78712
e-mail: tianye@utexas.edu
Architectural and Environmental Engineering,
The University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, TX 78712
e-mail: tianye@utexas.edu
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Spyros A. Kinnas
Spyros A. Kinnas
Ocean Engineering Group Department of Civil,
Architectural and Environmental Engineering,
The University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, TX 78712
e-mail: kinnas@mail.utexas.edu
Architectural and Environmental Engineering,
The University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, TX 78712
e-mail: kinnas@mail.utexas.edu
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Guangyao Wang
Ocean Engineering Group Department of Civil,
Architectural and Environmental Engineering,
The University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, TX 78712
e-mail: gw5923@utexas.edu
Architectural and Environmental Engineering,
The University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, TX 78712
e-mail: gw5923@utexas.edu
Ye Tian
Ocean Engineering Group Department of Civil,
Architectural and Environmental Engineering,
The University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, TX 78712
e-mail: tianye@utexas.edu
Architectural and Environmental Engineering,
The University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, TX 78712
e-mail: tianye@utexas.edu
Spyros A. Kinnas
Ocean Engineering Group Department of Civil,
Architectural and Environmental Engineering,
The University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, TX 78712
e-mail: kinnas@mail.utexas.edu
Architectural and Environmental Engineering,
The University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, TX 78712
e-mail: kinnas@mail.utexas.edu
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Contributed by the Ocean, Offshore, and Arctic Engineering Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF OFFSHORE MECHANICS AND ARCTIC ENGINEERING. Manuscript received August 19, 2015; final manuscript received April 5, 2018; published online May 21, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Solomon Yim.
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. Oct 2018, 140(5): 051801 (11 pages)
Published Online: May 21, 2018
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August 19, 2015
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April 5, 2018
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Wang, G., Tian, Y., and Kinnas, S. A. (May 21, 2018). "Particle Image Velocimetry Experiment and Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Flow Around Rigid Cylinder." ASME. J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. October 2018; 140(5): 051801. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039948
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