On the Interaction of Side-By-Side Circular Cylinders in Viscoplastic Fluids

• In this paper, the static interaction of a train of three cylinders in a Bingham fluid is studiednumerically using Computational Fluid Dynamics. The variation of drag forces for the cylinders inseveral configurations is investigated. Positions of the particles in relation to the reference particleare recognized by the separation distance between the cylinders. A steady state field is considered,with Bingham numbers between 5 and 150. Several separation distances (d) were considered, such that2.0D d 6.0D where D is the cylinder diameter. The Reynolds number was chosen in the range of5 Re 40. In particular, the eect of the separation distance, Reynolds number and Bingham numberon the shape and size of the unyielded regions was investigated. The functional dependence of thisregion and the drag coecient is explored. The present results reveal the significant influence of thegap between the cylinders on the drag force and the shape of the unyielded regions surrounding thecylinders. It was found that there are several configurations in which the drag forces over the first andthe third cylinders are almost equal depending on variation of the Bi, Re and the separation distance.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Strömningsmekanik och akustik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

particle interaction

viscoplastic fluid

Bingham fluid

computational fluid dynamics

Strömningslära

Fluid Mechanics

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