Turbulent Flows

Stephen B. Pope
Cambridge University Press (2000)

Solution to Exercise 10.8

Prepared by: Daniel W. Meyer Date: 20/4/06

From the definition of the turbulence frequency ω ≡ ε/k, we obtain after

isolating for ε and by using the product rule
dε dω dk
= k+ω . (1)
dt dt dt
From Eq.(10.64) with the chain rule applied on ω 2 and isolated for dω/dt we
get à !
dω α 2 S2
=− ω + 2 . (2)
dt 2 β
Substituting dω/dt and dk/dt in Eq.(1) with Eq.(2) and Eq.(10.55), respec-
tively, leads to à !
dε αk 2 S2
=− ω + 2 + ω(P − ε). (3)
dt 2 β
Again using the definition of the turbulence frequency, ω is eliminated from
Eq.(3) by
"µ ¶ #
dε αk ε 2 S2 ε
= − + 2 + (P − ε)
dt 2 k β k
2
Pε αkS α ε2
µ ¶
= + − 1+ , (4)
k 2β 2 2 k
which is equivalent to Eq.(10.67).
Using the simplified expression for P/ε (Eq.(10.50)), derived in exer-
cise 10.5 for homogeneous shear flow, S 2 can be isolated from Eq.(10.50) and
eliminated in Eq.(4) leading to
dε Pε αkPε α ε2
µ ¶
= + 2 − 1 +
dt k 2β Cµ k 2 2 k
à !
α Pε α ε2
µ ¶
= 1+ 2 − 1+ , (5)
2β Cµ k 2 k

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which is equivalent to Eq.(10.68). Comparing Eq.(5) and Eq.(10.56), the
relations
α α
Cε1 = 1 + 2 and Cε2 = 1 + (6)
2β Cµ 2
are resulting. Isolating this system for α and β, leads to
s
Cε2 − 1
α = 2(Cε2 − 1) and β = , (7)
Cµ (Cε1 − 1)

which is equivalent to Eq.(10.65) and Eq.(10.66).

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