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First instability of the flow of shear-thinning and shear-thickening fluids past a circular cylinder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 April 2012

Iman Lashgari ,
Jan O. Pralits ,
Flavio Giannetti  and
Luca Brandt
Iman Lashgari
Affiliation:
Linné Flow Centre, KTH Mechanics, S-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
Jan O. Pralits
Affiliation:
DIIN, University of Salerno, via Ponte don Melillo, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy DICAT, University of Genova, via Montallegro 1, 16145 Genova, Italy
Flavio Giannetti
Affiliation:
DIIN, University of Salerno, via Ponte don Melillo, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
Luca Brandt*
Affiliation:
Linné Flow Centre, KTH Mechanics, S-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
*
†Email address for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

The first bifurcation and the instability mechanisms of shear-thinning and shear-thickening fluids flowing past a circular cylinder are studied using linear theory and numerical simulations. Structural sensitivity analysis based on the idea of a ‘wavemaker’ is performed to identify the core of the instability. The shear-dependent viscosity is modelled by the Carreau model where the rheological parameters, i.e. the power-index and the material time constant, are chosen in the range and . We show how shear-thinning/shear-thickening effects destabilize/stabilize the flow dramatically when scaling the problem with the reference zero-shear-rate viscosity. These variations are explained by modifications of the steady base flow due to the shear-dependent viscosity; the instability mechanisms are only slightly changed. The characteristics of the base flow, drag coefficient and size of recirculation bubble are presented to assess shear-thinning effects. We demonstrate that at critical conditions the local Reynolds number in the core of the instability is around 50 as for Newtonian fluids. The perturbation kinetic energy budget is also considered to examine the physical mechanism of the instability.

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Instability: Instability Non-Newtonian Flows: Non-Newtonian Flows Wakes/Jets: Wakes
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 701 , 25 June 2012 , pp. 201 - 227
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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