Figure 3.43: Comparison of  velocity pro les using PIV and HWA in the wake of a square cylinder at  cylinder orientation at two x locations (x=5 and 10).
Table 1: Comparison of drag coefficient with the published literature for flow past a
square cylinder.
Authors |
Nature of Study |
Aspect ratio |
Blockage |
Re |
|
Davis et al. (1984) |
Numerical (2D) |
- |
0.170 |
470 |
1.95 |
Sohankar et al. (1999) |
Numerical (3D) |
6 |
0.055 |
400 |
1.67 |
Saha et al. (2003) |
Numerical (3D) |
6-10 |
0.100 |
400 |
2.21 |
Present |
Experimental |
16 |
0.030 |
410 |
2.32 |
|
|
28 |
0.060 |
420 |
2.03 |
|
