Turbulent rotating flow calculations: An assessment of two-equation anisotropic and Reynolds stress models

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 212, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 193-212

  Yuan, S P ^a   So, R M C ^b  

^a Duke Power   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Rotating flows; Swirling flows; Turbulence modelling

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TENSORS; TURBULENT FLOW; WALL FLOW;

REYNOLD STRESS CLOSURE;

ROTATIONAL FLOW;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIUM; REYNOLDS STRESS; ROTATING FLOW; SWIRLING FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

ANISOTROPY; ROTATING FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0032458763     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954410981532270     Document Type: Article

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