Forced convection from a rotationally oscillating cylinder placed in a uniform stream

  • F. M. Mahfouz
  • , H. M. Badr*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Forced convection from a heated cylinder performing rotational oscillation about its own axis and placed in a uniform stream is investigated. The governing equations of motion and energy are solved numerically to determine the flow field characteristics and the heat transfer coefficients. The main dominating parameters are Reynolds numbers, Re, Prandtl number, Pr, amplitude of oscillation, Θ(A), and the frequency ratio, F(R), which represents the ratio between the frequency of oscillation, f, and the natural frequency of vortex shedding, f0. The ranges considered for these parameters are 40 ≤Re≤200, 0≤Θ(A) ≤π and 0 ≤F(R)≤2, while the Prandtl number is kept constant at 0.7. The lock-on phenomenon has been detected and its effect on the thermal field has been determined. The results show that the lock-on phenomenon occurs within a band of frequency near the natural frequency and the heat transfer coefficient has shown appreciable increase in the lock-on frequency range. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3093-3104
Number of pages12
JournalInternational Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume43
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2000

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors wish to acknowledge the support received from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals during this study. They also wish to thank the reviewers for their valuable comments that were instrumental in improving the manuscript.

Keywords

  • Convection
  • Cylinder
  • Lock-on
  • Oscillations
  • Rotation
  • Vortex shedding

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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