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Course:
Turbulence
ME EN
611

Turbulence

Hours

3.0 Credit, 3 Lecture, 0 Lab

Prerequisites

Intrmd Fluid Dyn
Introduction to turbulence, flow instability and transition, concept of scale, Reynolds averaging, wall-bounded and free shear flows, closure modes, and measurement techniques.

Analytical and Statistical Methods of Analyzation

Use analytical and statistical methods to analyze turbulent data.

Determining and Interpreting Various Length and Time Scales

Understand how to determine and interpret integral, Taylor, and Kolmogorov length and time scales.

Reynolds Averaging and Understanding the Closure Problem

Apply Reynolds averaging to the Navier-Stokes equations and understand the closure problem.

Turbulent Properties of Various Shear Flows

Understand turbulent properties of boundary-free shear flows and wall-bounded shear flows.

CFD Turbulence Models

Learn principles, strengths and weaknesses of commonly used CFD turbulence models.