Modeling the compressible flow field of an impulsively started circular cylinder with refined potential flow theory

Abstract

New analytical model predicts how fluid flows around a cylinder at high speeds, capturing wake patterns, turbulence, and shock waves with less computation than full simulations.

26 pages, 32 figures. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the authors and AIP Publishing. This article appeared in Physics of Fluids 1 August 2026; 38 (8): 086108 and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0332888

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