Assessment of Two Streamline Curvature Correction Methods for an Elliptic Blending Turbulence Model

Abstract

Using two different methods, a previously developed elliptic blending model (the original SST k-ω-φ-α model) is modified for sensitization to streamline curvature. One method involves modifying the dissipation term in the turbulent dissipation equation, while the other constructs a new formulation for the turbulent kinetic energy production term based on an explicit algebraic stress model. The capabilities of the proposed models are evaluated by applying them to three flows with curved surfaces; namely, the two-dimensional (2D) infinite serpentine passage flow, the 2D U-turn duct flow, and the 2D periodic hill flow. The SST k-ω model with rotation and curvature correction (the SST k-ω-CC model) is also used for comparison. The computed results are compared with the relevant direct numerical simulation, experimental, and large eddy simulation data from the literature. It is found that the two proposed models significantly improve upon the original SST k-ω-φ-α model. Compared with the SST k-ω-CC model, the two proposed models produce better results in the 2D infinite serpentine passage flow and the 2D periodic hill flow. The proposed models are similarly competitive with the SST k-ω-CC model in the 2D U-turn duct flow.

Validation of computational fluid dynamics simulations for determining pressure loss coefficients of ventilation components

“…They are ongoingly improved. 38 Continuous reassessments are deemed necessary to ensure that new model adaptations for one case do not cause a degradation for other cases. Recent improvements in the predictions of flow separation and wall modelling are especially relevant 1 as the near wall region is crucial for pressure losses and heat transfer.…”