[KateEisenhower]

Hello foamers,

As I understood from the source code, the omegaWallFunction is continuous and so can be used for a low-Re simulation as well. My boundary field in the omega dictionary looks as follows:

no_slip_wall
{
     type             omegaWallFunction;
     value            uniform ???;
     Cmu              0.09;
     kappa            0.41;
     E                9.8;
     beta1            0.075;
}

I am not sure what I should set as value. Is it reasonable to take the value I have calculated for my velocity inlet?

Best regards,

Kate

[RodriguezFatz]

As far as I know, "value" is only used for the very first iteration of the very first time step. So unless the solution does diverge, I think you can set any value you want. Since this is a wall, I would go for a very high value.

[akidess]

A possible guideline is


I'm not sure if the standard kOmega model in OpenFoam is suitable for lowRe setups. Anyway, as Rodriguez said, it's just an initial guess, but why not make an educated one

See also: http://www.cfd-online.com/Wiki/Near-...k-omega_models

[RodriguezFatz]

Anton, as you can see from the formula you posted, omega goes to infinity at the wall. So it will never be a good guess to set omega to zero, not for high-Re and not for low-Re. It's always pretty high, such as 1e8.

[akidess]

Right, I mixed something up there. Fixed now, thanks!

[KateEisenhower]

Originally Posted by RodriguezFatz

As far as I know, "value" is only used for the very first iteration of the very first time step. So unless the solution does diverge, I think you can set any value you want. Since this is a wall, I would go for a very high value.

Hello all,

can anyone confirm this? Is this also the case for other turbulent paramters at a wall?

Best regards,

Kate

[Giuseppe92]

Hello,
I found this post very intersting and I would like to clarify something about the k-omega SST model in OpenFoam.
I have understood that if I want to use wall function I need a y+ between 30 and 100 for a good result. In order to do this I can write like this in 0/k file for a boundary:

liner
{
type kqRWallFunction;
value uniform 4e-07;
}

If I want to solve the boundary layer I need a y+<=1 first of all and not to call the wall function.
My question is: How can I manage k-omega SST without wall function for example on the above boundary for k?

Thank you in advance.

Best Regards,
Giuseppe

[crizpi21]

Originally Posted by Giuseppe92

My question is: How can I manage k-omega SST without wall function for example on the above boundary for k?

Hi Giuseppe,

Did you find any answer to your question?
I am also interested in how to model the boundary layer using k-omega SST
(I am running a simulation of the flow past a bluff body), either using wall functions or directly solving the boundary layer.
Maybe it would also be helpful if you could share your case.

Thanks in advance

Cristina

[guanjiang.chen]

Originally Posted by Giuseppe92

Hello,
I found this post very intersting and I would like to clarify something about the k-omega SST model in OpenFoam.
I have understood that if I want to use wall function I need a y+ between 30 and 100 for a good result. In order to do this I can write like this in 0/k file for a boundary:

liner
{
type kqRWallFunction;
value uniform 4e-07;
}

If I want to solve the boundary layer I need a y+<=1 first of all and not to call the wall function.
My question is: How can I manage k-omega SST without wall function for example on the above boundary for k?

Thank you in advance.

Best Regards,
Giuseppe

I think the type should be fixedValue or calculated.