Course content

Turbulence modeling in engineering fluid dynamics: Reynolds' averaged equations and the closure problem, Boussinesq's model for the Reynolds stresses and eddy-viscosity. k-epsilon, k-omega and k-tau models for the eddy-viscosity. The differential equations for the kinetic energy k, the dissipation rate (epsilon) and the time scale (tau) of turbulence. Discussion of closure parameters and boundary conditions. Applications to simple flow problems.

Learning outcome

To provide the necessary theoretical basis to understand the approximations and limitations that appear in computaional fluid dynamic codes used in the design of industrial flow devices.

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