Turbulent Flows

Stephen B. Pope
Cambridge University Press (2000)

Solution to Exercise 5.26

Prepared by: Sathyanarayana Ayyalasomayajula Date: 02/18/03

Expanding ν hui ∇2 ui i we obtain,

∂ 2 ui
* +
D E
2
ν ui ∇ ui = ν ui
∂xj ∂xj
* !+
∂ ∂ui
= ν ui
∂xj ∂xj
* ! +
∂ ∂ui ∂ui ∂ui
= ν ui −
∂xj ∂xj ∂xj ∂xj
∂2
* +
1 2 ∂ui ∂ui
 
= ν u − .
∂xj ∂xj 2 i ∂xj ∂xj

Using the definition of k (Eq. (5.108)) and ε̃ (Eq. (5.159)) we obtain,

D E
ν ui ∇2 ui = ν∇2 k − ε̃.

 
∂ ∂uj
Alternatively, using the fact that ∇ · u = 0, and hence ∂xj ∂xi
= 0, we
obtain,

* !+
D
2
E ∂ ∂ui
ν ui ∇ ui = ν ui
∂xj ∂xj
* !+
∂ ∂ui ∂uj
= ν ui +
∂xj ∂xj ∂xi
* +
∂sij
= 2ν ui
∂xj
* +
∂hui sij i ∂ui
= 2ν − 2ν sij
∂xj ∂xj

1
 * !+
∂hui sij i 1 ∂ui ∂uj
= 2ν − ν sij +
∂xj 2 ∂xj ∂xi
∂hui sij i
= 2ν − ε.
∂xj

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