Wall functions and openfoam
 

Hi!

I know, there are already meany threads on this topic on the forum, but I'm still a bit confused when it comes to wall functions in openfoam. Can anyone explain what is the difference between calculated and nutkWallFunction for the nut BC . I've noticed that if I use

k --> kqrWallFunction
epsilon --> epsilonWallFunction
nut --> calculated

instead of

k --> kqrWallFunction
epsilon --> epsilonWallFunction
nut --> nutkWallFunction

I get better results according to my measured data. If the wall function is already included in k and epsilon, why do we have to use it also in the nut file... Or is this approach with the calculated BC totally wrong (the y+ values are greater than 30).

Also, if I use the k-omegaSST model, do I have to use the nutUSpaldingWallFunction for the nut BC if my y+ values are somewhere smaller than 5? I know the omegaWallFunction works well for lowRe and HighRe flows, but I'm not sure if that is true for the nutkWallFunction? But even if I use omegaWallFunction and nutUSpaldnigWallFunction, I still have to use the kqrWallFunction, which I know is not good for lowRe flows. So what would be the right approach in using the k-omegaSST model?

Any comments would be appreciated.

Regards, matej

What do you quantify as "better results?"

For SST, you should be able to use a direct condition of nut ~ 0 on the wall if your y+ is that small.

Why is kqrWallFunction not good for low-Re formulations?