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Volume 9, 2017
Progress in Flight Physics
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| Page(s) | 481 - 496 | |
| Section | Stability, transition, and turbulence | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eucass/2016090481 | |
| Published online | 20 June 2017 | |
A Turbulence model taking into account the longitudinal flow inhomogeneity in mixing layers and jets
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) 1 Zhukovsky Str., Zhukovsky, Moscow Region 140180, Russia
The problem of potential core length overestimation of subsonic free jets by Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) based turbulence models is addressed. It is shown that the issue is due to the incorrect velocity profile modeling of the jet mixing layers. An additional source term in ω equation is proposed which takes into account the effect of longitudinal flow inhomogeneity on turbulence in mixing layers. Computations confirm that the modified Speziale-Sarkar-Gatski/Launder- Reece-Rodi-omega (SSG/LRR-ω) turbulence model correctly predicts the mean velocity profiles in both initial and far-field regions of subsonic free plane jet as well as the centerline velocity decay rate.
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