Implementation and Extension of a Near-Wall Reynolds-Stress Model for Application to Aerodynamic Flows on Unstructured Meshes

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Probst ◽  
Rolf Radespiel
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Stress ◽  
Unstructured Meshes ◽  
Reynolds Stress Model ◽  
Stress Model ◽  
Aerodynamic Flows ◽  
Near Wall

Improved Prediction of Turbomachinery Flows Using Near-Wall Reynolds-Stress Model

2001 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. A. Gerolymos ◽  
J. Neubauer ◽  
V. C. Sharma ◽  
I. Vallet
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Turbulent Flows ◽  
Reynolds Stress ◽  
Turbulence Models ◽  
Reynolds Stress Model ◽  
Stress Model ◽  
Reynolds Stresses ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Flow Equations ◽  
Near Wall

In this paper an assessment of the improvement in the prediction of complex turbomachinery flows using a new near-wall Reynolds-stress model is attempted. The turbulence closure used is a near-wall low-turbulence-Reynolds-number Reynolds-stress model, that is independent of the distance-from-the-wall and of the normal-to-the-wall direction. The model takes into account the Coriolis redistribution effect on the Reynolds-stresses. The five mean flow equations and the seven turbulence model equations are solved using an implicit coupled OΔx3 upwind-biased solver. Results are compared with experimental data for three turbomachinery configurations: the NTUA high subsonic annular cascade, the NASA_37 rotor, and the RWTH 1 1/2 stage turbine. A detailed analysis of the flowfield is given. It is seen that the new model that takes into account the Reynolds-stress anisotropy substantially improves the agreement with experimental data, particularily for flows with large separation, while being only 30 percent more expensive than the k−ε model (thanks to an efficient implicit implementation). It is believed that further work on advanced turbulence models will substantially enhance the predictive capability of complex turbulent flows in turbomachinery.

Development and Application of a Two-Scale Non-Linear Reynolds Stress Turbulence Model

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Y. Jaw ◽  
R. R. Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Turbulent Flows ◽  
Reynolds Stress ◽  
Turbulence Model ◽  
Dissipation Rate ◽  
Reynolds Stress Model ◽  
Stress Model ◽  
Turbulence Scale ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Algebraic Reynolds Stress Model ◽  
Near Wall

To improve the prediction of turbulent flows, a two-scale, non-linear Reynolds stress turbulence model is proposed in this study. It is known that for the near-wall low-Reynolds number turbulent flows, the Kolmogorov turbulence scale, based on the fluid kinematic viscosity and dissipation rate of turbulent kinetic energy (ν,ε), is the dominant turbulence scale, hence it is adopted to address the viscous effects and the rapid increase of dissipation rate in the near wall region. As a wall is approached, the turbulence scale transits smoothly from turbulent kinetic energy based (k, ε) scale to (ν,ε) scale. The damping functions of the low-Reynolds number models can thus be simplified and the near-wall turbulence characteristics, such as the ε distribution, are correctly reproduced. Furthermore, to improve the prediction of the anisotropic Reynolds stresses for complex flows, a nonlinear algebraic Reynolds stress model is incorporated. The same turbulence scales are adopted in the nonlinear algebraic Reynolds stress model. The developed two-scale non-linear Reynolds stress model is first calibrated with the DNS budgets of two-dimensional channel flows, and then applied to predict the separation flow behind a backward facing step. It is found that the proposed two-scale nonlinear Reynolds stress turbulence model is capable of providing satisfactory results without increasing much computation efforts or causing numerical stability problems.

A Reynolds-Stress Model for Near-Wall and Low-Reynolds-Number Regions

1988 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuyuki Shima
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Reynolds Stress ◽  
Present Model ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
Low Reynolds Number ◽  
Reynolds Stress Model ◽  
Turbulence Energy ◽  
Stress Model ◽  
Low Reynolds ◽  
Near Wall

The Reynolds stress model for high Reynolds numbers proposed by Launder et al. is extended to near-wall and low-Reynolds-number regions. In the development of the model, particular attention is given to the high anisotropy of turbulent stresses in the immediate vicinity of a wall and to the behavior of the exact stress equation at the wall. A transport model for the turbulence energy dissipation rate is also developed by taking into account its compatibility with the stress model at the wall. The model and the low-Reynolds-number model of Hanjali’c and Launder are applied to fully-developed pipe flow. Comparison of the numerical results with Laufer’s data shows that the present model gives significantly improved predictions. In particular, the present model is shown to reproduce the sharp peak in the distribution of the streamwise turbulence intensity in the immediate vicinity of the wall.

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