# Zeta-f model

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## Revision as of 11:06, 22 January 2007

The zeta-f model is a robust modification of the elliptic relaxation model. The set of equations constituting the $\zeta-f$ model reads:

The turbulent viscosity

$\nu_t = C_\mu \, \zeta \, k \, T$

The turbulent kinetic energy $k$

$\frac{\partial k}{\partial t} + U_j \frac{\partial k}{\partial x_j} = P_k - \varepsilon + \frac{\partial}{\partial x_j} \left[ \left( \nu + \frac{\nu_t}{\sigma_{k}} \right) \frac{\partial k}{\partial x_j} \right]$

The turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate $\varepsilon$

$\frac{\partial \varepsilon}{\partial t} + U_j \frac{\partial \varepsilon}{\partial x_j} = \frac{C_{\varepsilon 1} P_k - C_{\varepsilon 2} \varepsilon}{T} + \frac{\partial}{\partial x_j} \left[ \left( \nu + \frac{\nu_t}{\sigma_{\varepsilon}} \right) \frac{\partial \varepsilon}{\partial x_j} \right]$

The normalized fluctuating velocity normal to the streamlines $\zeta$

$\frac{\partial \zeta}{\partial t} + U_j \frac{\partial \zeta}{\partial x_j} = f - \frac{\zeta}{k} P_k + \frac{\partial}{\partial x_j} \left[ \left( \nu + \frac{\nu_t}{\sigma_{\zeta}} \right) \frac{\partial \zeta}{\partial x_j} \right]$

The elliptic relaxation function $f$

$L^2 \nabla^2 f - f = \frac{1}{T} \left( C_1 - 1 + C'_2 \frac{P_k}{\varepsilon} \right) \left( \zeta - \frac{2}{3} \right)$

The turbulence time scale $T$

$T = max \left[ min \left( \frac{k}{\varepsilon},\, \frac{0.6}{\sqrt{6} C_{\mu} |S|\zeta} \right), C_T \left( \frac{\nu^3}{\varepsilon} \right)^{1/2} \right]$

The turbulence length scale $L$

$L = C_L \, max \left[ min \left( \frac{k^{3/2}}{\varepsilon}, \, \frac{k^{1/2}}{\sqrt{6} C_{\mu} |S| \zeta} \right), C_{\eta} \left( \frac{\nu^3}{\varepsilon} \right)^{1/4} \right]$

The coefficients

$C_\mu = 0.22$, $\sigma_{k} = 1$, $\sigma_{\varepsilon} = 1.3$, $\sigma_{\zeta} = 1.2$, $C_{\varepsilon 1} = 1.4 (1 + 0.012 / \zeta)$, $C_{\varepsilon 2} = 1.9$, $C_1 = 1.4$, $C_2' = 0.65$, $C_T = 6$, $C_L = 0.36$ and $C_{\eta} = 85$.