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Turbulent Prandtl number
About: Turbulent Prandtl number is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2594 publications have been published within this topic receiving 67892 citations.
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TL;DR: In this article, a dynamic renormalization group (RNG) method for hydrodynamic turbulence was developed, which uses dynamic scaling and invariance together with iterated perturbation methods, allowing us to evaluate transport coefficients and transport equations for the large scale (slow) modes.
Abstract: We develop the dynamic renormalization group (RNG) method for hydrodynamic turbulence. This procedure, which uses dynamic scaling and invariance together with iterated perturbation methods, allows us to evaluate transport coefficients and transport equations for the large-scale (slow) modes. The RNG theory, which does not include any experimentally adjustable parameters, gives the following numerical values for important constants of turbulent flows: Kolmogorov constant for the inertial-range spectrumCK=1.617; turbulent Prandtl number for high-Reynolds-number heat transferPt=0.7179; Batchelor constantBa=1.161; and skewness factor¯S3=0.4878. A differentialK-\(\bar \varepsilon \) model is derived, which, in the high-Reynolds-number regions of the flow, gives the algebraic relationv=0.0837 K2/\(\bar \varepsilon \), decay of isotropic turbulence asK=O(t−1.3307), and the von Karman constantκ=0.372. A differential transport model, based on differential relations betweenK,\(\bar \varepsilon \), andν, is derived that is not divergent whenK→ 0 and\(\bar \varepsilon \) is finite. This latter model is particularly useful near walls.
3,342 citations
TL;DR: Germano et al. as discussed by the authors generalized the dynamic subgrid-scale (SGS) model for the large eddy simulation (LES) of compressible flows and transport of a scalar.
Abstract: The dynamic subgrid-scale (SGS) model of Germano et al. (1991) is generalized for the large eddy simulation (LES) of compressible flows and transport of a scalar. The model was applied to the LES of decaying isotropic turbulence, and the results are in excellent agreement with experimental data and direct numerical simulations. The expression for the SGS turbulent Prandtl number was evaluated using direct numerical simulation (DNS) data in isotropic turbulence, homogeneous shear flow, and turbulent channel flow. The qualitative behavior of the model for turbulent Prandtl number and its dependence on molecular Prandtl number, direction of scalar gradient, and distance from the wall are in accordance with the total turbulent Prandtl number from the DNS data.
1,588 citations
TL;DR: Using renormalization-group methods and the postulated equivalence between the inertial-range structures of turbulent flows satisfying initial and boundary conditions and of flows driven by a random force, the Kolmogorov constant and Batchelor constant are evaluated and the skewness factor and power-law exponent are evaluated.
Abstract: Using renormalization-group methods and the postulated equivalence between the inertial-range structures of turbulent flows satisfying initial and boundary conditions and of flows driven by a random force, we evaluate the Kolmogorov constant (1.617) and Batchelor constant (1.161), skewness factor (0.4878), power-law exponent (1.3307) for the decay of homogeneous turbulence, turbulent Prandtl number (0.7179), and von K\'arm\'an constant (0.372). This renormalization-group technique has also been used to derive turbulent transport models.
1,569 citations
01 Aug 1994
TL;DR: In this article, a new k-epsilon eddy viscosity model, which consists of a new model dissipation rate equation and a new realizable eddy viscous formulation, is proposed.
Abstract: A new k-epsilon eddy viscosity model, which consists of a new model dissipation rate equation and a new realizable eddy viscosity formulation, is proposed. The new model dissipation rate equation is based on the dynamic equation of the mean-square vorticity fluctuation at large turbulent Reynolds number. The new eddy viscosity formulation is based on the realizability constraints: the positivity of normal Reynolds stresses and Schwarz' inequality for turbulent shear stresses. We find that the present model with a set of unified model coefficients can perform well for a variety of flows. The flows that are examined include: (1) rotating homogeneous shear flows; (2) boundary-free shear flows including a mixing layer, planar and round jets; (3) a channel flow, and flat plate boundary layers with and without a pressure gradient; and (4) backward facing step separated flows. The model predictions are compared with available experimental data. The results from the standard k-epsilon eddy viscosity model are also included for comparison. It is shown that the present model is a significant improvement over the standard k-epsilon eddy viscosity model.
1,524 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the Nusselt number and the Reynolds number depend on the Rayleigh number Ra and the Prandtl number Pr, and the thicknesses of the thermal and the kinetic boundary layers scale with Ra and Pr.
Abstract: The progress in our understanding of several aspects of turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection is reviewed. The focus is on the question of how the Nusselt number and the Reynolds number depend on the Rayleigh number Ra and the Prandtl number Pr, and on how the thicknesses of the thermal and the kinetic boundary layers scale with Ra and Pr. Non-Oberbeck-Boussinesq effects and the dynamics of the large scale convection roll are addressed as well. The review ends with a list of challenges for future research on the turbulent Rayleigh-Benard system.
1,372 citations