Two-Equation Heat-Transfer Model for Turbulent Flows with Separation and Reattachment

Ken Ichi Abe, Yasutaka Nagano, Tsuguo Kondoh

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

We propose a new two-equation heat-transfer model which is modified from the model developed by Nagano, Tagawa and Tsuji (Proc. ASME/JSME Thermal Eng. Joint Conf., 3(1991), 233). The main improvement is made by introducing the Kolmogorov velocity scale, uε≡(vε)1/4,instead of the friction velocity uτ, to account for the wall-limiting behavior. After investigating the characteristics of various time scales for the heat-transfer model, we employed a composite time scale which gives weight to a shorter scale among the velocity- and temperature-field time scales. With these modifications, it is shown that the present model quite successfully predicts the turbulent heat transfer in a boundary layer subjected to sudden change of heat flux, and in a separating and reattaching flow downstream of a backward-facing step.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1743-1750
Number of pages8
JournalTransactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Series B
Volume60
Issue number573
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1994
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Two-Equation Heat-Transfer Model for Turbulent Flows with Separation and Reattachment'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this