Deshpande, MD and Milton, George S (1995) Computation of Kolmogorov Scales in a Driven Cavity Flow. Technical Report. National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, India.
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Abstract
Kolmogorov microscales have been computed from the data obtained by numerically simulating the turbulent flow at a Reynolds number Re=-l0,000 in a lid driven cavity. It is done by calculating the viscous dissipatjon o and then by finding o, time average of that part which is due to fluctuating velocity components. This part o was found to be much larger than that due to mean velocity components o except near the walls. The Kolmogorov length scale obtained from o and viscosity was found to have larger values in the primary vortex and smaller values outside it where the turbulence activity was more intense. The inviscid estimate of dissipation u/1 is in good qualitative agreement with the exact viscous calculations except near the walls. From the Kolmogorov length scales calculated at all the points in five planes a value of 0.01 times the size of cubic cavity may be taken as a representative value. From the studies made earlier and the present one the (84 x 84 x 84) grid used to simulate the flow at Rc=l0,000 seems to be adequate. TIle Kolmogorov constant C is calculated to be 0.67. This value is somewhat lower because of a low value of Re = 37 based on the Taylor microscale 1,. It is also concluded that the effect of the wall is to decrease C.
| Item Type: | Proj.Doc/Technical Report (Technical Report) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Turbulence;Kolmogorov scales;Microscales;Driven Cavity; Direct Simulation |
| Subjects: | ENGINEERING > Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics |
| Division/Department: | Computational and Theoretical Fluid Dynamics Division, Computational and Theoretical Fluid Dynamics Division |
| Depositing User: | Smt Bhagya Rekha KA |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Mar 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 24 May 2010 09:40 |
| URI: | http://nal-ir.nal.res.in/id/eprint/1085 |
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