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Towards Sensitizing the Nonlinear v 2 − f Model to Turbulence Structures

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In this paper a one-way coupling between the nonlinear v 2 − f model by Pettersson Reif (Flow Turbul Combust 76:241–256, 2006) and an algebraic structure-based model have been investigated. Comparisons with available experimental and numerical data indicate that the compatibility between the two models is good and that their joint performance is satisfactory in the cases considered here. A full coupling between the models seems therefore a potentially viable route towards a significant advancement of engineering turbulence models and their predictive capabilities.

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  1. Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), 2027, Kjeller, Norway

    B. Anders Pettersson Reif & Mikael Mortensen

  2. Department of Mathematics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

    B. Anders Pettersson Reif

  3. Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Carlos A. Langer

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Pettersson Reif, B.A., Mortensen, M. & Langer, C.A. Towards Sensitizing the Nonlinear v 2 − f Model to Turbulence Structures. Flow Turbulence Combust 83, 185–203 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-008-9194-7

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