Laminar flow over a rectangular cylinder experiencing torsional flutter: Dynamic response, forces and coherence modes

Q Zhu, L Zhou, J Wen, T Liu, J Zhang, H Tang… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This study investigates the flutter response of a rectangular cylinder model with an aspect
ratio of 5 at the Reynolds number Re= 100 via direct numerical simulation. The effects of two …

Flow around a 5: 1 rectangular cylinder: Effects of upstream-edge rounding

B Rocchio, A Mariotti, MV Salvetti - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2020 - Elsevier
A sensitivity analysis of highly-resolved large-eddy simulations of the flow around a 5: 1
rectangular cylinder to the introduction of a small rounding of the upstream edges is …

Overview of large-eddy simulation for wind loading on slender structures

SJ Daniels, ZT Xie - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil …, 2022 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Understanding and predicting the effects of wind loading on a structure is necessary for safe,
effective, and economical engineering design. Wind tunnel techniques often provide data …

Experimental characterization of the lateral and near-wake flow for the BARC configuration

E Pasqualetto, G Lunghi, B Rocchio, A Mariotti… - Wind and …, 2022 - koreascience.kr
We experimentally investigate the high-Reynolds flow around a rectangular cylinder of
aspect ratio 5: 1. This configuration is the object of the international BARC benchmark. Wind …

Impact of the lateral mean recirculation characteristics on the near-wake and bulk quantities of the BARC configuration

G Lunghi, E Pasqualetto, B Rocchio, A Mariotti… - Wind and …, 2022 - koreascience.kr
The high-Reynolds number flow around a rectangular cylinder, having streamwise to
crossflow length ratio equal to 5 is analyzed in the present paper. The flow is characterized …

Spanwise length and mesh resolution effects on simulated flow around a 5: 1 rectangular cylinder

Z Zhang, F Xu - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract For a 5: 1 rectangular cylinder, the large eddy simulations (LES) are carried out to
systematically evaluate the influences of the cylinder spanwise length (L) and spanwise …

Numerical simulation of the vortex-induced vibrations of a 4: 1 rectangular cylinder subjected to yaw uniform currents

X Wang, F Xu, Z Zhang, Y Wang - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The practical engineering structures are not always perpendicular to the wind but often in
skew positions. This yawed configuration may lead to more complex three-dimensional flow …

[HTML][HTML] 3D LES numerical investigation of vertical vortex-induced vibrations of a 4: 1 rectangular cylinder

X Wang, F Xu, Z Zhang, Y Wang - Advances in Wind Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The aerodynamic characteristics of rectangular cylinders provide valuable references for
many engineering structures. Aiming to investigate the characteristics of vortex-induced …

Flow around a 5: 1 rectangular cylinder: Effects of the rounding of the upstream corners

A Mariotti, B Rocchio, E Pasqualetto, C Mannini… - Direct and Large Eddy …, 2020 - Springer
The high Reynolds number flow around a rectangular cylinder, having chord-to-depth ratio
equal to 5, is the object of the benchmark BARC (Benchmark on the Aerodynamics of a …

Critical assessment of RANS turbulence models in predicting the turbulent flow past a rectangular cylinder

L PIERPAOLI - 2022 - politesi.polimi.it
We investigate the capability of RANS models in simulating the turbulent flow past a
rectangular cylinder with chord-to-thickness ratio 5: 1, also known as the BARC benchmark …