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Pressure and force distributions on a sharp-nosed circular cylinder at large angles of inclination to a uniform subsonic stream

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2006

P. J. Lamont  and
B. L. Hunt
P. J. Lamont
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Bristol, England
B. L. Hunt
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Bristol, England
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Abstract

This paper reports an experimental investigation of pressure and force distributions on a sharp-nosed circular cylinder inclined to a uniform low-speed air flow under conditions of laminar separation of the boundary layer. The main concern is with the out-of-plane force (i.e. the side force if the body is at incidence). The experimental model consisted of an extensively pressure-tapped cylinder to which four different noses were fitted. The results show that there is an oscillatory distribution of out-of-plane force along the cylinder for most of the inclination range 0-90°. The amplitude of this distribution is strongly affected by nose shape in conditions where the out-of-plane force extends onto the nose. At very high angles of inclination the oscillatory distribution disappears and is replaced by a vortex pattern like that found on an infinite yawed cylinder. The general nature of the out-of-plane force is found to be consistent with the impulsively started flow analogy. Unsteadiness in the flow was found to cause a serious reduction in many of the time-averaged values. The unsteadiness is ascribed to the switching of the flow pattern due to free-stream turbulence. Measurements of the time histories of certain pressures enabled values of the force in the unswitched state to be calculated. The Reynolds number was found to have an important influence at inclinations above 55°. However, it was also found that the range of Reynolds numbers over which this effect occurs can depend on the scale of the model.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 76 , Issue 3 , 11 August 1976 , pp. 519 - 559
Copyright
© 1976 Cambridge University Press

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