Volume 50, Issue 2 No AccessNumerical Analysis of a Rotating Cylinder with Spanwise DisksNicolas Thouault, Christian Breitsamter, Nikolaus A. Adams, Jost Seifert, Carmine Badalamenti and Simon A. PrinceNicolas Thouault Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, GermanySearch for more papers by this author, Christian Breitsamter Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, GermanySearch for more papers by this author, Nikolaus A. Adams Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, GermanySearch for more papers by this author, Jost Seifert Bauhaus Luftfahrt e.V., 80807 Munich, GermanySearch for more papers by this author, Carmine Badalamenti City University London, London, England EC1V 0HB, United KingdomSearch for more papers by this author and Simon A. Prince City University London, London, England EC1V 0HB, United KingdomSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:28 Aug 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J050856SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookXLinked InRedditEmail About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byNumerical study on a potential of the rotating cylinder in the auxiliary propulsion of ships20 March 2025 | International Journal of Modern Physics C, Vol. 16Numerical investigation on the end effects of the flow past a finite rotating circular cylinder with two free ends1 Dec 2024 | Computers & Fluids, Vol. 285Numerical investigation of cylinder rotors with various endplates1 July 2024 | Physics of Fluids, Vol. 36, No. 7Innovative Application of Thin Films in Energy Saving and Renewable Energy Systems1 Jan 2024Experimental investigation of the aerodynamic performance of Flettner rotors for marine applications1 Aug 2023 | Ocean Engineering, Vol. 281Investigations of Hydrodynamic Force Generated on the Rotating Cylinder Implemented as a Bow Rudder on a Large-Scale Ship Model24 November 2022 | Sensors, Vol. 22, No. 23Roughness effects on the aerodynamic forces and wake flowfield of spinning cylindersAnderson Proenca, Karl Gerhard, Simon Prince, Kevin P. Garry and Theophile Tragin20 June 2022Effect of blade tip on torque characteristics of circular cylinder blade wind turbine driven by longitudinal vortex1 Jan 2022 | Transactions of the JSME (in Japanese), Vol. 88, No. 907Steady lift-force generation on a circular cylinder utilising a longitudinal vortex: Influence of geometrical parameters1 May 2021 | Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 212Experimental Method for the Measurements and Numerical Investigations of Force Generated on the Rotating Cylinder under Water Flow22 March 2021 | Sensors, Vol. 21, No. 6Lift Force Generation of a Moving Circular Cylinder with a Strip-Plate Set Downstream in Cruciform Arrangement: Flow Field Improving Using Tip Ends4 August 2018 | International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Vol. 19, No. 3Aerodynamic performance of a circulating airfoil section for Magnus systems via numerical simulation and flow visualization1 Jun 2016 | Energy, Vol. 104Flettner Rotor Concept for Marine Applications: A Systematic Study1 Jan 2016 | International Journal of Rotating Machinery, Vol. 2016Optimization of Lift Generation for a Spinning Surface through its Design and Speed1 September 2015 | Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 793Heat transfer and vortical structures around a rotating cylinder with a spanwise disk and low-velocity crossflow1 Sep 2013 | International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 64 What's Popular Volume 50, Number 2February 2012 Metrics Crossmark TopicsAerodynamic PerformanceAerodynamicsAerospace SciencesBoundary LayersComputational Fluid DynamicsFinite Volume MethodFlow RegimesFluid DynamicsNumerical AnalysisVortex DynamicsWind Tunnels KeywordsVortex Shedding PhenomenaBoundary Layer ThicknessAerodynamic CharacteristicsReynolds Averaged Navier StokesAspect RatioTwo Dimensional FlowNumerical SimulationNumerical AnalysisLift CoefficientLift to Drag RatioDigital Published online28 August 2012