Numerical Simulation of Incompressible Laminar Flow over Three-Dimensional Rectangular Cavities

We present results of investigations of unsteady incompressible flow past three-dimensional cavities, where there is a complex interaction between the external flow and the recirculating flow inside the cavity. A computational fluid dynamics approach is used in the study. The simulation is based on the solution of the unsteady Navier-Stokes equations for three-dimensional incompressible flow by using finite difference schemes. The cavity is assumed to be rectangular in geometry, and the flow is assumed to be laminar. Typical results of computation are presented, showing the effects of the Reynolds number, cavity geometry, and inflow condition on the cavity flow fields

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