Abstract
The characteristics of the recirculation zone structure behind an impulsively started circular cylinder for Reynolds number Re ranging from 500 to 2,000 and nondimensional time T ranging from 0.5 to 5.0 are investigated experimentally using particle image velocimetry (PIV) and flow visualization techniques. On the basis of the flow visualization pictures and velocity maps, both obtained by a reference frame with a moving coordinate system, the evolution of the recirculation zone structure is studied with special emphasis on the negative velocity subzone. The negative velocity subzone is enveloped by the boundary consisting of the zero-velocity points inside the recirculation zone, and the streamwise velocity profile inside and near the negative velocity subzone is characterized by a jetlike flow moving toward the cylinder. During the evolution of the recirculation zone, the representative dimensions of the vortical structure both in the streamwise and vertical directions, including the recirculation zone ...
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