@article {Parneix:1998:1386-6184:19, author = "Parneix S.", author = "Durbin P.A.", author = "Behnia M.", title = "Computation of 3-D Turbulent Boundary Layers Using the V2F Model", journal = "Flow, Turbulence and Combustion", volume = "60", year = "1998", abstract = "

The V2F model makes use of the standard k–epsiv model, but extends it by incorporating near-wall turbulence anisotropy and non-local pressure-strain effects, while retaining a linear eddy viscosity assumption. It has the attraction of fewer equations and more numerical robustness than Reynolds stress models. The model is presented in a form that is completely independent of distance to the wall. This formalism is well suited to complex, 3-D, multi-zone configurations. It has been applied to the computation of two complex 3-D turbulent flows: the infinitely swept bump and the appendage-body junction; some preliminary results for the flow in a U-bend are also presented. Despite the use of a linear, eddy viscosity formula, the V2F model is shown to provide excellent predictions of mean flow quantities. The appendage-body test case involves very complex features, such as a 3-D separation and a horseshoe vortex. The V2F simulations have been shown to successfully reproduce these features, both qualitatively and quantitatively. The calculation of the complex flow structure inside and downstream of the U-bend also shows very promising results.

", pages = "19-46(28)", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/appl/1998/00000060/00000001/00186541" }