Course content

The course will contain the following subjects:

Introduction to Cartesian tensors
Isotropic and homogeneous turbulence
Turbulence structures
Reynolds equations
Parallel shear flows
Single-point modelling:
1. Scalar variable models:
  - Eddy-viscosity models
  - Explicit algebraic models
2. Tensor variable models
  - Pressure-strain modelling
3. Near-wall modelling:
  - Local models
  - Elliptic relaxation

Prerequisites

Recommended previous knowledge

MEK3220 – Continuum Mechanics (discontinued)/MEK4220 – Continuum Mechanics (discontinued), MEK3230 – Fluid Mechanics, MEK4300 – Viscous Flow and Turbulence og MAT-INF3360 – Introduction to Partial Differential Equations (continued).

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Learning outcomes

The course gives an introduction to turbulent shear flows and a specialization within turbulence modelling. Fundamental aspects of turbulence and its coupling to single-point models are emphasized. The course gives an important basis for the use and development of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods within research and within a broad spectrum of applications (e.g. meteorology, oceanography, process and energy and flow physics). The course is recommended for specialization in fluid mechanics at the master level.

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Turbulence Theory and Modeling