Table 3:
Evolution of closed-wake geometrical parameters at low Reynolds number
| Re | τ = 4 | τ = 5 | τ = 6 | τ = 8 | τ = 10 | τ = 12 | ||
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| 40 | θs | Coutanceau & Bouard (1977) | 51° | 52.1° | 52.7° | 53.1° | 53.4° | 53.4° |
| Present study | 52.2° | 53.2° | 52.8° | 53.5° | 54.1° | 54.1° | ||
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| 40 | a | Coutanceau & Bouard (1977) | 0.62 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
| Present study | 0.63 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 | ||
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| 40 | b | Coutanceau & Bouard (1977) | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.59 |
| Present study | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.58 | ||
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| 20 | θs | Coutanceau & Bouard (1977) | 43.1° | 44.1° | 44.7° | 44.9° | 44.9° | 44.4° |
| Present study | 43.3° | 43.4° | 43.6° | 43.8° | 43.9° | 44.1° | ||
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| 20 | a | Coutanceau & Bouard (1977) | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 |
| a Present study | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | ||
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| 20 | b | Coutanceau & Bouard (1977) | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 |
| Present study | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | ||