Abstract
Three-dimensional Large-Eddy Simulations (3D LES) are performed to study the separated and reattaching flow over a 5:1 rectangular cylinder in streamwise sinusoidal flow. The ratio of inflow frequency to natural vortex-shedding frequency is varied from 0 to 6 at five amplitudes up to 60% of the time-mean velocity. The effect on the two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) characteristics of the separation bubble and surface pressures are reported. The relationship between the time-averaged flow field and the statistics of the chordwise pressure distribution are obtained firstly. The flow-pressure relationships are qualitatively similar in uniform and sinusoidal flows. Then, the amplitude-frequency domain of the sinusoidal flow is divided into three regimes to describe the effects on the mean reattachment length. The simulations capture the interferences between leading-edge vortices and trailing edge vortices for longer separation bubbles. However, the interactions are not observed in shorter separation bubbles due to the diffusions of leading-edge vortices. Finally, the flow three-dimensionality is studied by performing proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) and spanwise correlation analysis on the surface pressures. The oncoming flow oscillations correspond to the most energetic structures dominating the pressure field, which are constant in the spanwise direction. While the local vortical structures mainly influence the 3D features of the flow dynamics.
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