A model for the numerical simulation of rivulet evolution on a circular cylinder in an air flow

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Robertson, A.C. and Taylor, I.J. and Wilson, S.K. and Duffy, B.R. and Sullivan, J.M.; Zolotarev, I. and Horacek, J., eds. (2008) A model for the numerical simulation of rivulet evolution on a circular cylinder in an air flow. In: Flow-induced vibration. The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, pp. 693-698. ISBN 9788087012123

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Abstract

The simultaneous occurrence of rain and wind can generate rivulets of water on the cables of cable-stayed bridges. Under certain conditions the interaction of these rivulets with the local aerodynamic field may result in Rain Wind Induced Vibration (RWIV). A method to model this phenomenon computationally is currently under development at the University of Strathclyde. The current paper presents a two-dimensional model for the evolution of a thin film of water on the outer surface of a circular cylinder subject to pressure, shear, surface-tension and gravitational forces. Numerical simulations of the resulting evolution equation using a bespoke pseudo-spectral solver capture the formation of 'rivulets'; the geometry, location and growth rate of which are all in good agreement with previous studies.

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Robertson, A.C., Taylor, I.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0082-5542, Wilson, S.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7841-9643, Duffy, B.R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2687-7938 and Sullivan, J.M.; Zolotarev, I. and Horacek, J.
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