Abstract

Fluctuating lift and drag forces by Karman vortex shedding and pressure distributions around a stationary circular cylinder were measured in a water cross flow at supercritical Reynolds numbers. The surface roughness of the cylinder was a mirror-polished surface. Turbulence intensities of the incoming filow were changed from 1% to 13% in order to investigate the effect on vortex shedding characteristics. As the turbulence intensity increased in supercritical region, flow separation location of the boundary layer on the cylinder surface moved forward, Strouhal number decreased from about 0.48 to 0.29 and the fluctuating lift force by Karman vortex shedding increased.

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