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Speziale, Sarkar and Gatski (SSG)

Properties

  • Reynolds stress model

Model equations

DDt(ρϵ)=(Dϵϵ)+Cϵ1ρGϵkCϵ2ρϵ2k+Sϵ \Ddt{\rho \epsilon} = \div \left( D_\epsilon \grad \epsilon \right) + C_{\epsilon 1} \rho G \frac{\epsilon}{k} - C_{\epsilon 2} \rho \frac{\epsilon^2}{k} + S_\epsilon DDt(ρR)=(ρDRR)(C12ϵ+C12G)ρρkR+ρP13I((2C1)ϵC1G)ρ+C2ρϵdev(innerSqr(b))+ρk((C3C3b)dev(S)+C4dev(twoSymm(bS))+C5twoSymm(bΩ)) \Ddt{\rho \tensor{R}} = \div \left( \rho D_{\tensor{R}} \grad \tensor{R} \right) - \left( \frac{C_1}{2}\epsilon + \frac{C_{1}^{*}}{2}G \right) \rho \frac{\rho}{k}\tensor{R} + \rho P - \frac{1}{3}\tensor{I} ((2 - C_1)\epsilon - C_{1}^{*} G) \rho + C_2 \rho \epsilon \mathrm{dev}(innerSqr(\tensor{b})) + \rho k \left( (C_3 - C_{3}^{*} \mag{\tensor{b}}) \mathrm{dev}(\tensor{S}) + C_4 \mathrm{dev}(twoSymm(\tensor{b} \dprod \tensor{S})) + C_5 twoSymm(\tensor{b} \dprod \tensor{\Omega}) \right)

Default model coefficients

Usage

The model is specified using:

RAS
{
turbulence on;
RASModel SSG;
}

Further information

Source code:

References:

  • Base model: Speziale et al. 73
  • Generalized gradient diffusion model of Daly and Harlow 13