Wall functions for the kappa-epsilon turbulence model in generalized nonorthogonal curvilinear coordinates. Final Report
A k-epsilon turbulence model suitable for compressible flow, including the new wall function formulation, has been incorporated into an existing compressible Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes code, F3D. The low Reynolds number k-epsilon model of Chien (1982) was added for comparison with the present method. A number of features were added to the F3D code including improved far-field boundary conditions and viscous terms in the streamwise direction. A series of computations of increasing complexity was run to test the effectiveness of the new formulation. Flow over a flat plate was computed by using both orthogonal and nonorthogonal grids, and the friction coefficients and velocity profiles compared with a semi-empirical equation. Flow over a body of revolution at zero angle of attack was then computed to test the method's ability to handle flow over a curved surface. Friction coefficients and velocity profiles were compared to test data. All models gave good results on a relatively fine grid, but only the wall function formulation was effective with coarser grids. Finally, in order to demonstrate the method's ability to handle complex flow fields, separated flow over a prolate spheroid at angle of attack was computed, and results were compared to test data. The results were also compared to a k-epsilon model by Kim and Patel (1991), in which one equation model patched in at the wall was employed. Both models gave reasonable solutions, but improvement is required for accurate prediction of friction coefficients in the separated regions.
- Research Organization:
- Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames, IA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 7115508
- Report Number(s):
- N-92-25962; NASA-CR-190368; NAS-1.26:190368; HTL-55; CFD-25; ISU-ERI-AMES-92259; CNN: NCA2-526; NCC2-476; PROJ. 3335
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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