Assignment-3: Turbulent Flow

CE611A

Consider Newtonian Incompressible fluid flow for all the problems. The expressions are given in Ein-
stein’s notation (tensorial form).

   
1 ∂ui ∂uj 1 ∂ui ∂uj
1. Calculate the value of the scalar S ij W ij . where S ij = 2 ∂xj
+ ∂xi
and W ij = 2 ∂xj
− ∂xi
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2. Show the averaged kinetic energy (ui ui ) of a flow is summation of kinetic energy from the mean
flow (ui ui ) and turbulent kinetic energy (u0i u0i ).
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3. The instantaneous scalar transport equation is given as the following with instantaneous scalar
quantity C.
∂C ∂C ∂ 2C
+ uj = νd
∂t ∂xj ∂xj ∂xj
Show that the averaged equation can be written as,

∂C ∂C ∂ 2C ∂C 0
+ uj = νd + νd u0j
∂t ∂xj ∂xj ∂xj ∂xj
or
∂C ∂uj C ∂ 2C ∂u0j C 0
+ = νd + νd
∂t ∂xj ∂xj ∂xj ∂xj
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4. Starting with the instantaneous momentum equation, derive the equation for the kinetic energy
(ui ui ) of the average flow field.
   
1 ∂ui ui ∂ui ui 1 ∂(pui ) ∂ ∂ui ∂ui ∂ui
+ uj =− +ν ui −ν
2 ∂t ∂xj ρ ∂xi ∂xj ∂xj ∂xj ∂xj

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5. Starting with the RANS equation, derive the equation for the kinetic energy (ui ui ) of the average
flow field.
   
1 ∂ui ui ∂ui ui 1 ∂(pui ) ∂ ∂ui ∂ui ∂ui ∂
∂ui
+ uj =− +ν ui −ν − ui u0i u0j + u0i u0j
2 ∂t ∂xj ρ ∂xi ∂xj ∂xj ∂xj ∂xj ∂xj ∂xj

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6. Derive universal velocity profile near wall for a fully developed turbulent
 flow over a flat plate
 du d2 u 
using the following mixing length suggested by von Karmann l = χ  dy / dy2 . [χ is a constant]
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7. [Bonus Question] Derive the expression for turbulent kinetic energy (u0i u0i ) of the average flow
field.
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1 ∂u0 i u0 i ∂u0 i u0 i 1 ∂(p0 u0i ) 0
∂u0 ∂u0
 
∂ ∂u ∂ ∂ui
u0i i − ν i i −


+ uj =− +ν u0i u0i u0j − u0i u0j
2 ∂t ∂xj ρ ∂xi ∂xj ∂xj ∂xj ∂xj ∂xj ∂xj

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