OCEN 678 Fluid Dynamics for Ocean and Environmental Engineering

Turbulence and the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes Equations

Learning Objectives:
1. List and explain seven fundamental characteristics of turbulence
2. Formulate models for turbulent flow problems using Reynolds decomposition

Topics/Outline:
1. Characteristics of turbulence
2. Turbulence measurements
3. Reynolds decomposition
4. Unsteady Reynolds Average Navier-Stokes Equations (URANS)
5. Reynolds stresses

Reading:

Newman, J.N. (1977). Marine Hydrodynamics. The MIT Press: Cambridge, MA. VM156
.N48, also available as electronic resource: VM156 .N48 1977eb
Chapter 3
Kundu, P.K. and Cohen, I.M. (2008). Fluid Mechanics, fourth edition. Academic Press:
New York. QA901 .K86 2008, previous edition as electronic resource: QA901 .K86
2002eb
Chapter 13
Tennekes, H. and Lumley, J.L. (1972). A First Course in Turbulence. The MIT Press:
Cambridge, Massachusetts. QA913 .T44
Chapters 1 and 2

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