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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. 2. 3. 4. 5. Characteristics of turbulence Turbulence measurements Reynolds decomposition Unsteady Reynolds Average Navier-Stokes Equations (URANS) 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

S. Socolofsky

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