A thermodynamics-based turbulence model for isothermal compressible flows

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Main Authors: Ma, Zhiting, Yong, Wen-An, Zhu, Yi
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author Ma, Zhiting
Yong, Wen-An
Zhu, Yi
author_facet Ma, Zhiting
Yong, Wen-An
Zhu, Yi
contents This study presents a new turbulence model for isothermal compressible flows. The model is derived by combining the Favre averaging and the Conservation-dissipation formalism -- a newly developed thermodynamics theory. The latter provides a systematic methodology to construct closure relations that intrinsically satisfy the first and second laws of thermodynamics. The new model is a hyperbolic system of first-order partial differential equations. It has a number of numerical advantages, and addresses some drawbacks of classical turbulence models by resolving the non-physical infinite information propagation paradox of the parabolic-type models and accurately capturing the interaction between compressibility and turbulence dissipation. Furthermore, we show the compatibility of the proposed model with Prandtl's one-equation model for incompressible flows by deliberately rescaling the model and studying its low Mach number limit.
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spellingShingle A thermodynamics-based turbulence model for isothermal compressible flows
Ma, Zhiting
Yong, Wen-An
Zhu, Yi
Analysis of PDEs
Fluid Dynamics
This study presents a new turbulence model for isothermal compressible flows. The model is derived by combining the Favre averaging and the Conservation-dissipation formalism -- a newly developed thermodynamics theory. The latter provides a systematic methodology to construct closure relations that intrinsically satisfy the first and second laws of thermodynamics. The new model is a hyperbolic system of first-order partial differential equations. It has a number of numerical advantages, and addresses some drawbacks of classical turbulence models by resolving the non-physical infinite information propagation paradox of the parabolic-type models and accurately capturing the interaction between compressibility and turbulence dissipation. Furthermore, we show the compatibility of the proposed model with Prandtl's one-equation model for incompressible flows by deliberately rescaling the model and studying its low Mach number limit.
title A thermodynamics-based turbulence model for isothermal compressible flows
topic Analysis of PDEs
Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.18755