Realizability of Reynolds-stress turbulence models
- 1 May 1977
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Fluids
- Vol. 20 (5), 721-725
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.861942
Abstract
It is shown that certain existing phenomenological models of turbulence in terms of differential equations for the Reynolds stresses Rαβ=(ulα ulβ) do not guarantee realizable solutions. The known realizability conditions are Rαβ ≥ 0 for α=β and R2αβ ≥ RααRββ for α≠β. A stronger requirement is that the matrix Rαβ be positive semi-definite. This implies three conditions like non-negative eigenvalues or non-negative principal invariants. Conditions are given which must be satisfied by the model itself in order to guarantee realizable solutions for any realizable initial and boundary conditions. Some means are proposed which can be used to change the existing models into realizable onesKeywords
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