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Noisy inflows cause a shedding-mode switching in flow past an oscillating cylinder

  • Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island-Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

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Abstract

The effect of noisy inflow on the vortex formation behind an oscillating circular cylinder was investigated. A stochastically laminar flow past an oscillating cylinder with random inflow consisting of a uniform mean inflow plus a random component was simulated. The instantaneous root mean square (rms) isocontours of the stochastic vorticity field superimposed on isocontours of the deterministic field at the same time instant was presented. The regions of uncertainly in the very near wake was found to exhibit a complex distribution that matched with the same features of the deterministic field.

Original languageEnglish
Article number154501
Pages (from-to)154501-1-154501-4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume92
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Apr 2004
Externally publishedYes

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