Evaluation of Reynolds Stress Turbulence Closures in Compressible Homogeneous Shear Flow
Abstract
Direct numerical simulation data bases for compressible homogeneous shear flow are used to evaluate the performance of recently proposed Reynolds stress closures for compressible turbulence. Three independent pressure-strain models are considered along with a variety of explicit compressible corrections that account for dilatational dissipation and pressure-dilatation effects. The ability of the models to predict both time evolving fields and equilibrium states is systematically tested. Consistent with earlier studies, it is found that the addition of simple dilatational models allows for the prediction of the reduced growth rate of turbulent kinetic energy in compressible homogeneous shear flow. However, a closer examination of the equilibrium structural parameters uncovers a major problem. None of the models are able to predict the dramatic increase in the normal Reynolds stress anisotropies or the significant decrease in the Reynolds shear stress anisotropy that arise from compressible effects. The physical origin of this deficiency is attributed to the neglect of compressible terms in the modeling of the deviatoric part of the pressure-strain correlation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA280141
Entities
People
- C. G. Speziale
- N. N. Mansour
- R. Abid