Abstract
Various passive and active methods have been developed to control flow separation from bluff bodies. However, these methods require adjusting features of the solid surface, such as modifying its geometry or porosity, or applying external force or momentum. This paper develops an off-body-based method, without adjusting any features of the solid surface, for controlling the unsteady flow separation by fixing porous materials downstream of bluff bodies. Numerical study on flow past a circular cylinder at a subcritical Reynolds number is performed, and the result indicates that the added downstream porous material changes flow in the wake and re-laminarizes the turbulent flow around the curved cylinder surface, reducing the wall pressure fluctuation around the cylinder. Therefore, the associated aerodynamic noise is reduced greatly.
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