Comparative Study of Turbulence Models for Boundary Layers and Wakes.

Abstract

In recent times a great number of computer models of turbulence has been applied to a variety of turbulent flow problems, with greatest emphasis on boundary layers. The purpose of this report is to investigate several of these models that typify the various classes of models with the view of applying them to more general flow situations. The mathematical form of the solution near discontinuities in boundary conditions is worked out for several models, following Goldstein's analysis for laminar flows. Numerical solutions for compressible and incompressible flows are presented for the boundary layer on a flat plate and for the incompressible wake of a flat plate, and compared with experimental data. The report concludes by modifying the models of Glushko and of Cebeci and Smith to allow computation of free shear layers. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0783193

Entities

People

  • Odus R. Burggraf

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Experimental Data
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Incompressible Flow
  • Laminar Flow
  • Layers
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.