This book offers to students, engineers, CFD modelers, and scientists a detailed synthetic presentation of turbulence physics and modeling with the possibility to find a quick route through the jungle of publications and models. Chapters 1 to 4 show that turbulence models may be derived and analyzed in a physically sound manner with their potential merits and drawbacks. Chapters 5 and 6 review the physics of (inhomogenous) turbulent flows starting from the most simple flow cases and adding more and more complexity. The status and uncertainties of available experimental data and the practical performance of currently available turbulent models are discussed.
Preface
Chapter 1 : The Equations of Motion
Chapter 2 : Principles of Turbulent Flow Modeling
Chapter 3 : Two-Point Homogeneous Turbulence
Chapter 4 : Second-Order Turbulence Modeling
Chapter 5 : Turbulent Two-Dimensional Shear Flows
Chapter 6 : Complex Effects in Turbulent Flows
Appendix A : Definition of Turbulence Models
Appendix B : Geometry Concepts
Subject Index
List of Symbols and Page of First Occurrence