Y+ Calculator

𝑌+ = (𝑢_𝜏. 〖∆𝑦〗 _1.𝜌)/𝜇 𝑹_𝒆=𝝆𝑽𝑫/𝝁

Input
Inputs/Sr. No. Parameters Value Full Units units
1 Reynolds Number 𝑹_𝒆 768000 Unit less
2 Friction Velocity 𝒖_𝝉 1.7568022067 Meters per second m/s
3 First cell height ∆_𝒚𝟏1E-05 Meters m
4 Density
𝝆 1.225 Kg/m3 kg/m3
5 Viscosity
𝝁 1.8375E-05 Pascal-Seconds Pa.s
6 Velocity 𝒖 40 Meters per second m/s
Output : Y+
Y+ = 1.17 -
Coefficient of Friction 0.00385794249168 Unit less 𝐂_𝐟=
(𝟎.𝟎𝟓𝟖)/
Wall Shear Stress 3.78078364184626 N/m2
〖𝐑 _𝐞 〗
𝝉_𝒘=𝟎.𝟓 𝑪_𝒇
^ 𝝆 𝒖^𝟐
𝒖_𝝉=√(𝝉_𝒘/𝝆)
(𝟎.𝟐)
Friction Velocity 1.75680220666525 m/s
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 First Cell Hieght Calculator (Cf Correlation 1)

〖∆𝒚〗 _𝟏 = 𝑹_𝒆=𝝆𝑽𝑫/𝝁
(𝒀+.𝝁)/(𝒖_𝝉.𝝆)
Input
Inputs/Sr. No. Parameters Value

1 Reynolds Number 𝑹_𝒆 768000

2 Friction Velocity 𝒖_𝝉 1.7568022067
3 Non dimensional Wall Distance 𝒀+ 10
4 Density 𝝆 1.225
5 Viscosity 𝝁 1.79E-05
6 Velocity 𝒖 40

Output : ∆_𝒚𝟏
∆𝒀𝟏 = 0.0000832

Coefficient of Friction 0.00385794249168 Unit less

Wall Shear Stress 3.78078364184626 N/m2

Friction Velocity 1.75680220666525 m/s

For seperated flows

For attached flow
For accurate prdiction of drag etc

Also create 10-15 layers of mesh in boundary layer thickness with ratio of 1.2
f Correlation 1) First Cell Hieght Calc
𝑹_𝒆=𝝆𝑽𝑫/𝝁 〖∆𝒚〗 _𝟏 = (𝒀+.𝝁)/(𝒖

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Full Units units Inputs/Sr. No.

- - 1
Meters per second m/s 2
- - 3
Kg/m3 kg/m3 4
Pascal-Seconds Pa.s 5
Meters per second m/s 6

Ou
Meters ∆𝒀𝟏 =
𝐂_𝐟=
(𝟎.𝟎𝟓𝟖)/ 〖𝐑 Coefficient of Friction

_𝐞 〗 ^(𝟏⁄𝟓)
𝝉_𝒘=𝟎.𝟓 𝑪_𝒇 𝝆
Wall Shear Stress
𝒖^𝟐
𝒖_𝝉=√(𝝉_𝒘
/𝝆) Friction Velocity

Keep Y+ Below 10
Keep Y+ above 30
Keep Y+ Below 10

ss with ratio of 1.2

 First Cell Hieght Calculator (Cf Correlation 2)

〖∆𝒚〗 _𝟏 = (𝒀+.𝝁)/(𝒖_𝝉.𝝆) 𝑹_𝒆=𝝆𝑽𝑫/𝝁

Input
Parameters Value Full Units

Reynolds Number 𝑹_𝒆 768000 -

Friction Velocity 𝒖_𝝉 1.73240218651346 Meters per second
Non dimensional Wall Distance 𝒀+ 10 -
Density 𝝆 1.225 Kg/m3
Viscosity 𝝁 1.79E-05 Pascal-Seconds
Velocity 𝒖 40 Meters per second

Output : ∆_𝒚𝟏
0.0000843 Meters
𝐂_𝐟= (𝟎.𝟎𝟐𝟔)/
0.003751521669796 Unit less
〖𝐑 _𝐞 〗 ^(𝟏⁄𝟕)
3.67649123639987 𝝉_𝒘=𝟎.𝟓 𝑪_𝒇 𝝆
N/m2 𝒖^𝟐
𝒖_𝝉=√(𝝉_𝒘
1.73240218651346 m/s /𝝆)
 units

-
m/s
-
kg/m3
Pa.s
m/s

Meters
(𝟎.𝟎𝟐𝟔)/
〗 ^(𝟏⁄𝟕)

√(𝝉_𝒘
 Boundary layer thickness 𝜹=
(𝟎.𝟑𝟕)/ 〖𝑹
_𝒆 〗 ^(𝟏⁄𝟓)
Input
Inputs/Sr. No. Parameters Value Full Units units

1 Reynolds Number 𝑹_𝒆 768000 - -

Output : Boundary layer thickness 𝜹
𝜹= 0.02461101 Meters
CFD Coarse mesh 542158
CFD Medium mesh 1055875
CFD Fine mesh 3559042
1 0.34987833
2 0.29340747
3 0.27486
4 0.267

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0.3

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0.2

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Re

length 1.044
Velocity 60
Density 1.225

Re 4290000
Viscosity 1.788671E-05