Experimental studies dealing with the wake of isolated stationary bluff bodies are reviewed. After briefly recalling the pioneering works in this domain, the paper focuses on recent research conducted with the latest experimental methods and techniques. The review encompasses a range of topics, including the effects of bluff body geometry (non-circular cross sections and non-uniformity in spanwise direction), steady and unsteady (periodic and non-periodic) inflow conditions, surface proximity (rigid wall, confinement, and water free surface) and non-Newtonian fluids. Focus is brought to the flow physics of the wakes, especially the complex three-dimensional and oscillatory behaviors induced by the periodic vortex shedding phenomenon. The paper aims to offer a critical and systematic review of new knowledge and findings on the subject area, as well as the most frequently adopted experimental techniques. The review also helps identifying knowledge gaps in the literature that need to be addressed in future investigations.
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January 12 2022
A review of experiments on stationary bluff body wakes
Behzad Forouzi Feshalami
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Behzad Forouzi Feshalami
a)
1
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
, Trondheim NO-7491, Norway
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: forouzibehzad@gmail.com. Tel.: +989303790254
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Shuisheng He
;
Shuisheng He
2
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield
, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom
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Fulvio Scarano
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Fulvio Scarano
3
Aerospace Engineering Department
, TU Delft, Delft 2629 HS, The Netherlands
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Lian Gan
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Lian Gan
4
Department of Engineering, Durham University
, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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Chris Morton
Chris Morton
5
Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary
, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: forouzibehzad@gmail.com. Tel.: +989303790254
Physics of Fluids 34, 011301 (2022)
Article history
Received:
November 01 2021
Accepted:
December 22 2021
Citation
Behzad Forouzi Feshalami, Shuisheng He, Fulvio Scarano, Lian Gan, Chris Morton; A review of experiments on stationary bluff body wakes. Physics of Fluids 1 January 2022; 34 (1): 011301. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0077323
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