From 5276cc1d39fe9fd12d1c82437cd85ec97f6f1fdb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Henry Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:13:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] PrandtlDelta: Added description Resolves bug-report http://www.openfoam.org/mantisbt/view.php?id=1673 --- .../LES/LESdeltas/PrandtlDelta/PrandtlDelta.H | 26 ++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/LES/LESdeltas/PrandtlDelta/PrandtlDelta.H b/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/LES/LESdeltas/PrandtlDelta/PrandtlDelta.H index 3cb8b77420..59bd48f4f3 100644 --- a/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/LES/LESdeltas/PrandtlDelta/PrandtlDelta.H +++ b/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/LES/LESdeltas/PrandtlDelta/PrandtlDelta.H @@ -25,7 +25,31 @@ Class Foam::PrandtlDelta Description - Simple cube-root of cell volume delta used in LES models. + Apply Prandtl mixing-length based damping function to the specified + geometric delta to improve near-wall behavior or LES models. + + \verbatim + delta = min(geometricDelta, (kappa/Cdelta)*y) + \endverbatim + + Example specification in the turbulenceProperties dictionary: + \verbatim + delta Prandtl; + + PrandtlCoeffs + { + delta cubeRootVol; + + cubeRootVolCoeffs + { + deltaCoeff 1; + } + + // Default coefficients + kappa 0.41; + Cdelta 0.158; + } + \endverbatim SourceFiles PrandtlDelta.C