Application of the Oriented-Eddy Collision Model to Complex Turbulent Flows

Abstract

Describes a new approach to turbulence modeling, involving the modeling of turbulence as a collection of interacting oriented eddies. The model was implemented in a open source CFD framework, OpenFoam. The model was tested on complex turbulent flows involving no slip surfaces and system rotation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 14, 2011
Accession Number
ADA538738

Entities

People

  • Blair Perot

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Navier Stokes Equations
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Statistical Samples
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)