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Studying Three-Dimensionality of Vortex Shedding Behind a Circular Cylinder with Mems Sensors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2011

J. K. Tu ,
J. J. Miau ,
Y. J. Wang ,
G. B. Lee  and
C. Lin
J. K. Tu*
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 70101, R.O.C.
J. J. Miau*
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 70101, R.O.C.
Y. J. Wang*
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 70101, R.O.C.
G. B. Lee*
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 70101, R.O.C.
C. Lin*
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan 40227, R.O.C.
*
*Ph.D. candidate
**Professor
***Master student
**Professor
**Professor
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Abstract

Experiments were made with 14 MEMS sensors situated along the span of a circular cylinder whose aspect ratio was 5. The signals of the MEMS sensors were sampled simultaneously as flow over the cylinder at Reynolds numbers of 104. The results of Wavelet analysis of the signals indicate that the percentage of time during which strong three-dimensionality of vortex shedding was detected is about 10%.As noted, strong three-dimensionality took place when the fluctuating amplitude of the signals was severely modulated and the vortex shedding frequency reduced appeared abnormally high or low. Further noted was that the addition of a splitter plate of 0.5 or one diameter in length behind the circular cylinder was not able to suppress the three-dimensionality of the flow.

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MEMS sensorsWaveletThree-dimensionality of vortex shedding
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Journal of Mechanics , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , June 2007 , pp. 107 - 116
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Copyright © The Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, R.O.C. 2007

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