<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper focuses on the verification of the suitability of the SST <italic>k</italic> - <italic>ω</italic> model on the flow past a circular cylinder in 2D for a high Reynolds number. The study compares the results of drag and lifts coefficients with respect to different types of meshes and time steps. The mean velocity field in the wake region behind the cylinder is evaluated and compared to experimental data available from literature. The numerical simulations are solved using CFD codes in the ANSYS Fluent software and use the finite volume method.</p></abstract>

The paper focuses on the verification of the suitability of the SST k - ω model on the flow past a circular cylinder in 2D for a high Reynolds number. The study compares the results of drag and lifts coefficients with respect to different types of meshes and time steps. The mean velocity field in the wake region behind the cylinder is evaluated and compared to experimental data available from literature. The numerical simulations are solved using CFD codes in the ANSYS Fluent software and use the finite volume method.

Comparison of 2D Grid Simulations for Flow Past Cylinder at High Reynolds Numbers

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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The paper focuses on the verification of the suitability of the SST k - ω model on the flow past a circular cylinder in 2D for a high Reynolds number. The...

Comparison of 2D Grid Simulations for Flow Past Cylinder at High Reynolds Numbers

Published Online: Jun 22, 2019

Page range: 70 - 78

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2019-0010

Keywords
CFD simulation, High Reynolds number, Drag coefficient, Lift coefficient, Mean velocity field

© 2019 Lenka Lausová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Comparison of 2D Grid Simulations for Flow Past Cylinder at High Reynolds Numbers

Published Online: Jun 22, 2019

Page range: 70 - 78

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2019-0010

KeywordsCFD simulation, High Reynolds number, Drag coefficient, Lift coefficient, Mean velocity field

© 2019 Lenka Lausová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
CFD simulation, High Reynolds number, Drag coefficient, Lift coefficient, Mean velocity field