Turbulence model choice for the calculation of drag forces when using the CFD method

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 405-411

  Zaidi H ^a   Fohanno, S ^a   Taiar R ^b   Polidori, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Turbulence model; Underwater swimming

Indexed keywords

3D GEOMETRY; BODY CONTOURS; CFD CODES; CFD METHOD; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; DRAG FORCES; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FLUID ENVIRONMENT; FLUID FLOW; LASER SCANNING; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; VORTEX STRUCTURES;

DRAG; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RISK ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE MODELS; VORTEX FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY MOVEMENT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAG FORCE; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; FORCE; HUMAN; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX MOTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; FRICTION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWIMMING; VISCOSITY; WATER;

EID: 74449091587     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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