Benchmark ercoftac ufr2-02

1 ERCOFTAC UFR 2-02: Flow past a square cylinder

For a full description of the case see:
http://qnet-ercoftac.cfms.org.uk/index.php?title=Flow_past_cylinder

U_in = 0.54 m/s with 2% turbulence
Re_D = 22 000

Size of the square cylinder is 0.04 m wide and 0.392 m high.
Its situated in a tunnel with a width of 14D = 0.56 m.

The application to use is pisoFoam and the case can be downloaded here

1.1 Results

Experimental values are:
The Strouhal number is around 0.132
Drag coefficient is around 1.9-2.2