Comparing Turbulence Models for the Problem of a Flow Past a Flat Plate in the Region of Transition from Laminar to the Turbulent Flow

Abstract

The article presents numerical simulation of transition from laminar to the turbulent flow; it is one of the most important and challenging problems in the modern computational fluid dynamics (CFD). It applies various approaches to simulating transitional flows, including the k--kl--ω turbulence model, Transition SST, Reynolds stress model (RSM S--ω), and the Malikov two-fluid turbulence model. These models describe transient processes, and take into account specific features of the turbulent flow. Numerical results are compared with the experimental data at various turbulence intensity levels to assess these models accuracy and applicability. Analysis demonstrates that the Malikov two-fluid model without additional corrections provides results comparable to the other turbulence models that use additional corrections to describe transition from laminar to the turbulent flow. The obtained results could be introduced to improve the numerical simulation methods in aerodynamics, heat transfer processes, and other engineering applications, where an accurate description of the transient turbulent regimes is important

Please cite this article in English as:

Madaliev M.E., Orzimatov Zh.T., Yunusaliev E.M., et al. Comparing turbulence models for the problem of a flow past a flat plate in the region of transition from laminar to the turbulent flow. Herald of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Series Natural Sciences, 2025, no. 6 (123), pp. 4--20 (in Russ.). EDN: WRNQQR

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