RANS Predictions in an Idealized Lower-Plenum Model
- Utah State University, 1400 Old Main Hill Logan, Utah 84322-1400 (United States)
The two-dimensional, unsteady, Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations have been solved for the flow across a row of confined cylinders with a pitch-to-diameter ratio of 1.7, a configuration which was designed to model a next generation nuclear plant lower-plenum. Four different turbulence models were used: k - {epsilon}, k - {omega}, v2 - f, and differential Reynolds-stress transport. Comparisons with available experimental data were made for pressure losses, recirculation lengths, and mean velocity profiles. The results indicate that all models did a reasonable job of predicting the pressure loss coefficient. However, in terms of the mean velocities and recirculation length, the determination of which model performed best is not clear. (authors)
- Research Organization:
- The ASME Foundation, Inc., Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990 (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 20995489
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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