| u0 | free-stream velocity | m/s |
| H | depth | m |
| δ | boundary layer thickness | m |
| D | cylinder diameter | m |
| E | vertical distance between the cylinder and plane | m |
| x,y | Coordinate components | m |
| u,v | Velocity components | m/s |
| p | Pressure field | Pa |
| ω | vorticity | 1/s |
| ψ | streamline | m2/s |
| g | gravitational acceleration | m/s2 |
| h | kernel smoothing distance | m |
| m | particle mass | kg |
| P | pressure | N/m2 |
| r | distance between particles | m |
| t | time | s |
| Δt | time increment | s |
| η | small number to avoid singularity (0.1 h) | m |
| μ | constant viscosity of water | kg・m−1・s−1 |
| ρ | fluid density | kg/m3 |
| ρ0 | initial density | kg/m3 |
| G | divergence of kernel |
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| W | kernel |
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| i | reference particle |
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| j | neighboring particle |
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| n | time index |
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