Print Email Facebook Twitter Finite element discretization of the Spalart-Allmaras turbulence model Title Finite element discretization of the Spalart-Allmaras turbulence model Author Kessels, P.C.J. Contributor Hulshoff, S.J. (mentor) Faculty Aerospace Engineering Department Aerodynamics, Wind Energy, Flight Performance and Propulsion Programme Aerodynamics Date 2016-08-12 Abstract The Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations are numerically solved in a segregated manner, along with the Spalart-Allmaras turbulence model. The Galerkin as well as multiple stabilized finite element formulations are derived for the Spalart-Allmaras turbulence model, and tested for robustness. For a turbulent channel flow and a backward facing step case, the Galerkin approach shows to be quite robust by itself, but the multiscale stabilized formulation shows superior robustness in the case of the backward facing step problem, while mostly preserving accuracy. Subject finite element methodturbulence modelingSpalart-AllmarasmultiscaleReynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:b5c21532-d84e-49f0-8d18-a181b02e09ac Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights (c) 2016 Kessels, P.C.J. Files PDF MScThesis_PepijnKessels.pdf 7.45 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:b5c21532-d84e-49f0-8d18-a181b02e09ac/datastream/OBJ/view