II'm doing a transient flow calculation around a bridge and I need to get the vortex street and calculate the Strouhal number. To do this, I made a structured mesh. At the beginning of the calculation, a flow was established and fluctuations in the lift force were visible, but then, after about 30 seconds, the vortices disappear and a non-separated/non-vortex flow is obtained.

Could it be related to grid resolution? When I make an unstructured mesh, the vortices are more stable over time.

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