Turbulence modeling effects on calculation of lobed nozzle flowfields

Two Reynolds-averaged Navier‐Stokes solvers, CFL3D and WIND, are applied to the subsonic turbulent jet flowfield originating from a six-lobed nozzle, with emphasis placed on turbulence modeling effects. The turbulence models investigated include linear one-equation and two-equation models and nonlinear two-equation explicit algebraic stress model (EASM) formulations. Two nozzle operating points are investigated, corresponding to exit Mach numbers of 0.30 and 0.94. Comparisons of calculated mean axial velocities and turbulence intensities are made with experimental data. All of the turbulence models were deficient in predicting the initial mixing rate exhibited by the experimental data. The one-equation model provided the best agreement with experimental data in the near field of the jet. The linear two-equation models and a modified EASM provided better agreement with data in the farfield. The Mach 0.30 k‐ω EASM calculation required a time-accurate calculation because of significant unsteadiness in the initial jet region, which is believed to be characteristic of the nozzle flow under consideration.

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