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FLOW AROUND A CYLINDER - istiarto

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Flow around a Cylinder in a scoured Channel Bed<br />

Abstract<br />

The flow pattern around a cylinder protruding vertically on a scoured channel bed was<br />

experimentally and numerically investigated. Flow in an equilibrium scour hole (the<br />

scouring has ceased) under a clear water regime (no sediment supply into the scour hole)<br />

was considered.<br />

Detailed measurements were obtained with a non-intrusive instrument, the Acoustic<br />

Doppler Velocity Profiler (ADVP), which measures the profiles of the 3D instantaneous<br />

velocity vectors. The measurements were done in different vertical planes positioned<br />

around the cylinder. From the measured data, the spatial distributions of the mean (timeaveraged)<br />

velocities and its turbulence components could be deduced.<br />

The numerical simulations of the flow were performed by using a 3D model, which is<br />

developed based on the approximate solution of the time-averaged equations of motion<br />

and of continuity for incompressible flows by using a finite-volume method. The model<br />

uses the k-� turbulence closure model to compute the turbulence stresses and the Semi-<br />

Implicit Method for Pressure-Linked Equation (SIMPLE) method to link the velocity to<br />

the pressure. The discretisation of the equations were done following the hybrid and<br />

power-law schemes on a structured, collocated, hexahedral, body-fitted grid. While the<br />

essentials of the model are relatively standard, some detailed derivations and<br />

clarifications were elucidated about the boundary conditions and the pressure-velocity<br />

coupling.<br />

The measured velocity data show that a three-dimensional flow establishes itself, which<br />

is characterized by a rotating flow inside the scour hole upstream of the cylinder formed<br />

by a strong downward flow along the cylinder face and a reversed flow along the scour<br />

bed. This structure, which is known as horseshoe vortex, disappears behind the cylinder<br />

where a flow reversal towards the water surface is observed immediately behind the<br />

cylinder. These observations are supported by the numerical simulation.<br />

The measured turbulence intensities show a considerable increase inside the scour hole<br />

and in regions close to the cylinder. The turbulent kinetic energy increases on entering<br />

the scour hole, on approaching the cylinder, and on moving towards downstream regions.<br />

The profiles of the turbulent kinetic energy are characterized by bulges below the original<br />

bed level. Similar observations can be made for the Reynolds stresses.<br />

The numerical simulation under-predicted the turbulent kinetic energy, notably in the<br />

wake region immediately behind the cylinder. It appears that this problem is related to the

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