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Thus, we obtain the following explicit expression for the nondimensional
turbulent heat flux [45]:
a
∗
j
=
1
1 +
1
2
W
∗2
− S
∗2
[−δ
jk
− b
∗
jk
+ (S
∗
jk
+ W
∗
jk
) +(S
∗
j
+ W
∗
j
)b
∗
k
]
∗
k
(74)
where W
∗2
=W
∗
ij
W
∗
ij
and S
∗2
=S
∗
ij
S
∗
ij
. The derived equation (74) can be rewritten
in the conventional form as follows:
u
j
θ =−
C
θ1
τ
m
f
RT
u
j
u
k
∂
∂x
k
+
C
θ1
τ
2
m
f
RT
u
k
u
C
θ2
S
j
∂
∂x
k
+ C
θ3
W
j
∂
∂x
k
+ 2C
θ1
!
jm
m
∂
∂x
k
(75)
where C
θ4
=2C
θ1
/C
θ3
and f
RT
=1+
1
2
τ
2
m
(C
2
θ3
W
2
− C
2
θ2
S
2
), and the first term of
right-hand side can be rewritten using the following anisotropic eddy diffusivity
tensor for heat:
α
t
jk
=
C
θ1
f
RT
u
j
u
k
τ
m
(76)
Thus, the final form for NLEDHM given in equation (56) is obtained as
follows:
u
j
θ =−α
t
jk
∂
∂x
k
+
C
θ1
f
RT
τ
2
m
u
k
u
(C
θ2
S
j
+ C
θ3
W
j
+ 2C
θ1
ε
jm
m
)
∂
∂x
k
(77)
Based on the foregoing, the NLEDHM should be improved to accurately
predict heatedchannel flows with arbitrary rotating axes andvarious rotationnum-
bers. Although the NLHN properly predicts the rotating heated channel flow with
arbitrary rotating axes, the streamwise turbulent heat flux is slightly underpre-
dicted.Therefore,inordertoconstructaturbulencemodelhavinghigher-prediction
precision, we reconstruct the NLEDHM based on the NLHN model [38].
As for a prediction of streamwise turbulent heat flux, Hishida et al. [46] pro-
posed the relation −
uθ =C
h
(−uv/k)vθ from an experimental result, and Hattori
et al. [24] proposed the modified temperature–pressure gradient correlation and
dissipation terms for a buoyancy-affected thermal field, in which the prediction
precision of NLEDHM is improved. In this study, we introduce the dimensionless
Reynolds stress tensor A
ij
(=u
i
u
j
/k) in an anisotropic eddy diffusivity tensor for
heat as indicated in equation (60), which is adopted in the NLSA model [43] to
adequately predict the streamwise turbulent heat flux, for the NLHN model indi-
cated in equation [56].Also, introducing the dimensionless Reynolds stress tensor