Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Flow Flow Over a Tiny Rearward facing Step on Circular Cylinder
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Results of numerical simulation for viscous incompressible turbulent flow field over a tiny rearward facing step on circular cylinder are presented.The Domain Subdividing and Matching method and the Simplified SOLA solution are engaged in the simulation. The effects of the step's height,installed position and Reynolds number on the flow field are obtained and discussed. The results show that, if the rearward facing step is installed on the cylinder surface at a suitable point, a reattached boundary layer will be produced at the downstream of the step lagged in a small distance on the cylinder s surface and will re separate from the cylinder s surface.The reattachment point and the re separated point will exchange as the step's height and installed point exchanging.There is an effective reattachment region. If the fluid flow separated from the sharp edge of the rearward step reattaches in the effective region, the re separated point will occur at the downstream of the cross section of the cylinder and the drag will be reduced. This pattern is not directly connected with the flow in laminar nor in turbulent.[WT5HZ]
