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April 4, 2013, 12:15 |
Initial Turbulence Conditions
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I am doing an automotive analysis using the k-omega SST turbulence model and I have a question on initial conditions.
The two values: turbulentKE turbulentOmega So to calculate these first I calculated Reynolds Number: Re = U * L / nu = 45 * 4.16 / 1.5e-5 = 12.5 E6 Then initial turbulence %: I = 0.16 Re ^-1/8 = 0.0208 Now to turbulentKE: k = 1.5 * (UI)^2 = 1.5 * (45 * 0.0208)^2 = 1.309 Now is the real question. I found 2 equations for epsilon with one being an approximation. After calculating both a get a big difference in numbers and wonder which one I should use to calculate omega. epsilon ~ (k^1.5) / L = (1.309^1.5) / 4.16 = 0.360 epsilon = (cmu^.75) * (k^1.5) * (l^-1) cmu = 0.09 (seems to be most commonly used) l = 0.07 * L = 0.07 * 4.16 = 0.2912 epsilon = (0.09^0.75) * (1.309^1.5) * (0.2912^-1) epsilon = 0.845 :::: :::: :::: epsilon = 0.360 epsilon = 0.845 So am I doing this right? If so, which epsilon value should I be using? :::: :::: :::: turbulentOmega = k / epsilon |
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