Turbulence Modeling of Torsional Couette Flows

Figure 5

Axial profiles of three Reynolds stress tensor components at 𝑟^∗=0.56 for 𝐺=0.036 and Re=10⁶: (a) 𝐶_𝑤=9881, (b) 𝐶_𝑤=0, (c) 𝐶_𝑤=−9881. Comparisons between the present RSM model (−), the 𝑘-𝜖 model (−⋅−), and LDA measurements (∘).

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