THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

MECH4620 COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS

Tutorial Problems (T2)

(Due 5 pm Friday, Week 5)

1. For an inviscid flow, the momentum equation for a Newtonian flow can be written as:

  p
(  ui ) + (  ui u j ) + =0 (1)
t x j xi

where  is the density and p is the pressure.

(a) In order to characterise a turbulent flow by the mean values of flow properties, apply the
basic concepts of time-averaging along with the basic concepts of Reynolds averaging
rule:
 =  ;  +  =  +  ;  =  

 
 =  +   ;
s
=
s
;   ds =   ds
Identify each term in the derived equation.

(b) Based on the definition of the mass-weighted mean property  :


=


and along with the basic concepts of Reynolds averaging rule above, derive the Favre-
Averaged form of equation (1). Identify each term in the derived equation.

(c) Assuming incompressible flows and constant properties, briefly comment on the
difference between the Reynolds-Averaged and Favre-Averaged form of equation (1).

2. Referring to the Favre-Averaged form derived for equation (1) in Question (1),

(a) How many unknowns that are required to be resolved? What are these unknowns
commonly known as in the time-averaged momentum equations?

(b) Based on the eddy viscosity concept, write and expand separately each of these unknown
expressions?

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(c) In each of these expressions, what are the properties that are required to be resolved and
how is it being evaluated in turbulence modelling?

(d) Substituting these unknown expressions the Favre-Averaged form, express the revised
Favre-Averaged form in terms of the property defined in part (c).

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