6 Newtonian Flow
As we see in one equation model, the difficulty is to determine the
characteristic length
l
, or alternatively, to determine
in the equation-k
given in Eq. (6.6.62). The two-equation model is generally based on an
idea that the characteristic length can be obtained by writing an additional
equation for the
k -equation. Among the most popular of the two-equation
model is the
k
–
model. With the
k
–
model, the eddy viscosity
t
is
further written with
k and
as
U
K
2
kc
t
"
(or
H
X
2
kc
t
"
)
(6.6.63)
where
"
c is a constant to be determined by experimental observation.
Similar to the one-equation model in Eq. (6.6.62), a set of
k –
equa-
tions is written by Tennekes and Lumley (1972) as follows:
k
-equation:
HX
V
X
¸
¸
¹
·
¨
¨
©
§
w
w
w
w
w
w
¸
¹
·
¨
©
§
w
w
w
w
|
w
w
w
w
j
i
i
j
i
j
t
ik
t
ii
i
x
u
x
u
x
u
x
k
xx
k
u
t
k
(6.6.64)
-equation:
k
c
x
u
x
u
x
u
k
c
xxx
u
t
j
i
i
j
i
j
t
i
t
ii
i
2
21
H
X
HH
V
XHH
H
¸
¸
¹
·
¨
¨
©
§
w
w
w
w
w
w
¸
¹
·
¨
©
§
w
w
w
w
|
w
w
w
w
(6.6.65)
There are five empirical constants appearing in
k
–
equations. The
k
–
model is widely used for analysis of two dimensional turbulent shear flows
at high Reynolds numbers. The five empirical constants were obtained via
experiments and are recommended for calculations:
441
1
. c , 921
2
. c , 090.
"
c , 01.
k
and 31.
H
(6.6.66)
Note that they are not universal constants, but can be modified for specific
problems. The constants given in (6.6.66) give good estimate for turbulent
flow characteristic for a flat plate with high Reynolds numbers. It is further
mentioned that
ktk
and
HH
t
are effective Prandtl numbers
defined by the eddy diffusivity.
In practical engineering applications the
k –
equations, Eqs. (6.6.64)
and (6.6.65), are solved with the continuity and momentum equations
where, respectively, Eqs. (6.6.14) and (6.6.15) are attained by numerical
methods. However, the models (the
k –
model) are designated to the
fully turbulent region away from solid walls. In the near region of solid
walls, due to strong viscous effects, the velocity gradient is very high, so
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