Flow Around Cylinder

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Pre-processing Numerical Post

Solutions processing
• Domain Definition • Numerical solution of • Post process functions
• Mesh Generation discretized governing • Validation & verification
• Initial and Boundary equations • Centerline plots
conditions • Solution monitoring • Streamlines
• Vectors
• Contours etc.

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 Problem definition

• Analytical solution of flow around cylinder with potential flow

• Openfoam simulation assuming incompressible, laminar
Newtonian flow
• Investigate flow field / von karman vortices at different
Reynold numbers
• Coefficient of lift and drag plots
• Benchmark case

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 Problem definition

Radius
U=1m/s 0.5m

4m 0

x 6m
2m
z
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