Author: Rajesh Bhaskaran & Yong Sheng Khoo, Cornell University
Problem Specification
1. Create Geometry in GAMBIT
2. Mesh Geometry in GAMBIT
3. Specify Boundary Types in GAMBIT
4. Set Up Problem in FLUENT
5. Solve!
6. Analyze Results
7. Validate the Results
Problem Specification
The purpose of this tutorial is to illustrate the setup and solution of an unsteady flow past a circular cylinder and to study the vortex shedding phenomenon. Flow past a circular cylinder is one of the classical problems of fluid mechanics. For this problem, we will be looking at Reynolds number of 150.
Unable to find DVI conversion log file.We know D = 2 m. To obtain Re = 150, we can arbitrarily set ρ, V and μ. For our case, let's set ρ = 75 kg/m 3 , V = 1 m/s and μ = 1 kg/ms.
Preliminary Analysis
For Re = 150, we are looking at unsteady flow with periodic vortex shedding. What will be the shedding frequency of this flow? How will the vortex shedding looks like?
Let's start the modeling in our quest to find out the answer!
We'll create the geometry and mesh in GAMBIT which is the preprocessor for FLUENT, and then read the mesh into FLUENT and solve for the flow solution.
Go to Step 1: Create Geometry in GAMBIT