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The statistically stable posture of a triangular or a square cylinder is experimentally studied when it is free to rotate about its central axis fixed perpendicular to a uniform flow. Both cylinders come to rest in a stable posture with a side perpendicular to the uniform flow.
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Tatsuno et al. (1990) studied this question.
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