Abstract: Modifications to key coefficients in a k - E based explicit algebraic stress model (EASM) are examined with the objective of improving the prediction of turbulent jet flows. The pressure strain coefficient, C2 and the turbulent diffusion coefficients, sk and sE were investigated. For a series of benchmark subsonic jets at heated and unheated conditions, lowering C2 from the default value of 0.36 to 0.10 resulted in a significant improvement in the jet mixing, when compared to experimental dat...

Source: Improvements to an Explicit Algebraic Stress Model for Turbulent Jet Mixing Predictions