Reynolds number and reasonable constants for a fluid problem

I’m modeling the following problem: A rigid body (line) with density of mass $m_0$ (mass/length) with a pivot point in the middle, inside a fluid. The boundaries of the box, where the fluid is, are periodic.

The model problem is the following figure:

The equations that model this problem are the following:

$$
rholeft(
dfrac{partial u}{partial t}+ucdotnabla u
right)
+nabla p
=muDelta u+f_1+f_2
$$
$$
nablacdot u
=0
$$

where $rho$ is the density of the fluid, $mu$ its viscosity, $f_1$ is a volume force and $f_2$ the force due the rigid body on the fluid (I do not write how to define this force, because it is not necessary for my question).

I’m from the "mathematical side", and I would like to use reasonable physical constants to test a numerical code that solves this toy problem.

My first question is:

1. Can you suggest me "reasonable" physical values for the force $f_1$, the mass density $m_0$ and initial velocity?

For $rho$ and $mu$ I going to search for constants for the water, blood, oil, etc.

My second question is:

2. How can I calculate the Reynolds number for this problem for each set of constant? (due the fluid is periodic, I have not a diameter).

I’m using $L=2cm$ (the size of the fluid box) and $L_0=0.5cm$ (the length of the "bar" (the line, the rigid body).

As I said, I’m from the math side, so I’m just to simulate something with physical sense to obtain "realistic" solutions.