Solution of Mean Flow Profiles for a Stratified Two-Phase Flow Using the K-Epsilon Turbulence Model

Abstract

This is the final technical report on a study of the surface layers at an air-water interface. A numerical model of a coupled, stratified, two- phase, turbulent flow has been developed as part of a larger study of the growth of waves under wind action. The model has been applied to the case of the coupled air-water flow in the Standford Wind Water-Wave Research Facility. Comparison of the model results with experiments show that the model predicts mean profiles of velocity, turbulent kinetic energy, and dissipation that are in very good agreement with available data. The mean profiles generated by the model will be used as a basis for a linear-stability model of wave growth.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA242761

Entities

People

  • Jonathan A. Harris
  • Robert Lynnwood Street

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Differential Equations
  • Energy
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Physical Properties
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Research Facilities
  • Reynolds Number
  • Water Flow
  • Water Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.