Wall-Distance-Free Turbulence Models Applied to Incompressible Flows |
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Authors: | D. DRIKAKIS U. GOLDBERG |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering , UMIST , PO Box 88, Manchester, M60 1QD, United Kingdom;2. Metacomp Technologies, Inc , 650 Hampshire Road, No. 200, Westlake Village, CA, 91361, USA |
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Abstract: | Abstract A comparative study of low-Re wall-distance-free (WDF) turbulence models in incompressible flows is presented. The study includes the WDF k-? and the three-equation WDF k-?-γ as well as two k-? models which invoke the distance from the wall. The models are implemented in conjunction with a characteristics-based method and an implicit unfactored scheme. Comparison with direct-numerical-simulation data reveals that the WDF models provide much more accurate results for the dissipation rate, especially in the near wall region. A grid refinement study further reveals that the models which explicitly involve the distance from the wall cannot capture the correct turbulence dissipation rate behaviour in the near-wall region even on the finest grid, where grid-independent solution is achieved. However, the low-Re WDF models require slightly more iterations than the other k - ? models to converge. Results are presented for channel, flat plate and backward-facing step flows. |
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Keywords: | Turbulence modelling incompressible flows near-wall turbulence |
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