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Inhomogeneity and anisotropy effects on the redistribution term in RANS modelling

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A channel flow DNS database at Retau = 590 is used to assess the validity of modelling the redistribution term in the Reynolds stress transport equations by elliptic relaxation. The model assumptions are found to be globally consistent with the data. However, the correlation function between the fluctuating velocity and the Laplacian of the pressure gradient, which enters the integral equation of the redistribution term, is shown to be anisotropic. It is elongated in the streamwise direction and strongly asymmetric in the direction normal to the wall, in contrast to the isotropic, exponential model representation used in the original elliptic relaxation model. This discrepancy is the main cause of the slight amplification of the energy redistribution in the log layer as predicted by the elliptic relaxation equation. New formulations of the model are proposed in order to correct this spurious behaviour, by accounting for the rapid variations of the length scale and the asymmetrical shape of the correlation function. These formulations do not rely on the use of so-called 'wall echo' correction terms to damp the redistribution. The belief that the damping is due to the wall echo effect is called into question through the present DNS analysis.
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hal-02990731 , version 1 (05-11-2020)

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Remi Manceau, Meng Wang, Dominique R. Laurence. Inhomogeneity and anisotropy effects on the redistribution term in RANS modelling. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2001, 438, pp.307-338. ⟨10.1017/S0022112001004451⟩. ⟨hal-02990731⟩

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