Abstract

The aim of this experimental study is to investigate the flow behaviour around two equally yawed side-by-side cylinders in shallow water. Time averaged velocity vector fields, Reynolds shear stress distrubutions and streamline patterns were obtained using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) technique. The gap ratio between the cylinders were in the range of G/D=0.25-1.25 with an increment of 0.25 where G is the distance between the cylinders and D is the cylinder diameter. Five different yaw angles of cylinders were employed during the experiment. The results showed that the yaw angle, α had an important effect on the flow structures of the downstream of the cylinders. Reynolds shear stress and vortex structures were decreased, the intensity of the jet like flow were significantly attenuated for the gap ratios of G/D=0.25, 0.50 and 0.75.

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