Numerical calculation of separated flow past a circular cylinder using panel technique

In the present investigation, a potential flow model based on panel technique, has been developed for calculation of bubble type separated flow past smooth and rough circular cylinder. Free vortex lines are assumed to emanate from the points of separation that converge downstream of the body. The converged wake shape is iteratively obtained by integrating the velocity vectors at the collocation points on the wake panels. Effect of vorticity dispersion in the wake, which plays the dominant role in the flow separation phenomena, is incorporated in the flow model. It has been observed that separated flow past circular cylinder for different Reynolds number and surface roughness can be calculated with reasonable accuracy with appropriate values of vorticity dispersion factor (λ).