Analysis of wall-function approaches using two-equation turbulence models

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 51, Issue 19-20, 2008, Pages 4940-4957

  Albets Chico, X ^a   Perez Segarra C D ^a   Oliva, A ^a   Bredberg, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Multi physics/CFD Epsilon   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blending; Grid sensitivity; k lunate ; k ; Two equation; Wall function

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING EQUIPMENT; THERMOANALYSIS; TURBULENCE MODELS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

BLENDING; CPU TIME; FLUID FLOWING; GRID-SENSITIVITY; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; TWO-EQUATION; TWO-EQUATION TURBULENCE MODELS; WALL-FUNCTION; WALL-FUNCTIONS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 49349112143     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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