CFD Cookie 2 - Exploring RANS Models in OpenFOAM: Spalart-Allmaras - Part 10
An overview of turbulence models in OpenFOAM, focusing on the Spalart-Allmaras model. Includes theoretical insights, numerical tips, and discussions on wall treatment in RANS simulations.
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๐ Turbulence models in OpenFOAM | Theory and numerical pointers ๐ฒ
RANS simulation using the Spalart-Allmaras Turbulence model ๐ค
Some comments on the wall function options ๐ฅธ
Near wall treatment general theory ๐ค
Zero Pressure Gradient Flat Plate โ Re = 10 000 000 ๐
00:00 Introduction
00:20 Near wall treatment - General theory
14:44 The Spalding law | A reference paper
15:10 The y* definition by Launder and Spalding | A reference paper
16:17 On the wall boundary condition for turbulence models | A referecnce paper
17:49 Let's study the wall modeling case with different wall functions | HRE case
28:00 Near wall treatment and wall functions in OpenFOAM - A summary table
28:58 Let's take a look at the wall resolving case with different wall functions | LRE case
32:48 Let's launch a wall resolving case and monitor the residuals on-the-fly
33:25 Let's post-process the solution of the wall resolving case | LRE case
34:01 Final remarks
This CFD cookie ๐ช is based on OpenFOAM 12, but the general guidelines and standard practices should work with any OpenFOAM version.
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Training material repository
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Useful links:
https://turbmodels.larc.nasa.gov/
https://www.wolfdynamics.com/tools.html?id=110
Useful references:
B. E. Launder, D. B. Spalding. The Numerical Computation of Turbulent Flows. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 1974.
D. Spalding. A single formula for the law of the wall. J. of Applied Mechanics. 1961.
J. Bredberg. On the Wall Boundary Condition for Turbulence Models. Internal Report 00/4. Department of Thermo and Fluid Dynamics. Chalmers University of Technology. 2000.
P. Spalart, S. Allmaras, A One-Equation Turbulence Model for Aerodynamic Flows, Recherche Aerospatiale, No. 1, pp. 5-21, 1994.
P. Spalart, Philosophies and fallacies in turbulence modeling. Progress in Aerospace Sciences, Volume 74, April 2015, Pages 1-15
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