The influence of the staggering position of a rotating rod on flow past a main circular cylinder is investigated numerically. The rod is rotated at a constant speed ratio of 3. The effect of the diameter ratio of the rotating rod is studied by considering two different diameter ratios. The investigation is carried out at a fixed pitch length of 1. The study is carried out for two Reynolds number, viz., 100 and 500. The momentum injection from the rod is found to alter the flow characteristics behind the main cylinder. For a certain arrangement of stagger angle and diameter ratio, the vortex shedding behind the main cylinder gets suppressed. The corresponding configuration for which minimum drag coefficient is achieved is suggested from this study.
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