The article examines the two-dimensional flow around rectangular cylinders with an aspect ratio from 0.1 to 2.0 using the k-Realizable turbulence model with a Reynolds number of 2×E5. Numerical calculations in the ANSYS Fluent program have obtained changes in the coefficients of drag, transverse force and the Struhal number depending on the size of the prism section. The calculations were carried out at the intensity of turbulence of the incoming flow 2% and 4%. According to the results of calculations, it was found that with turbulence 4%, there is a good coincidence of the total aerodynamic characteristics with the available experimental data.

Keywords: flow around a rectangular cylinder, k-e Realizable turbulence model, aerodynamic characteristics of a rectangular cylinder