RAS Models for Incompressible Flows
OpenFOAM includes the following models for incompressible, i.e. constant density, flows:
- LRR
- Launder, Reece and Rodi Reynolds-stress turbulence model for incompressible and compressible flows.
- LamBremhorstKE
- Lam and Bremhorst low-Reynolds number k-epsilon turbulence model for incompressible flows
- LaunderSharmaKE
- Launder and Sharma low-Reynolds k-epsilon turbulence model for incompressible and compressible and combusting flows including rapid distortion theory (RDT) based compression term.
- LienCubicKE
- Lien cubic non-linear low-Reynolds k-epsilon turbulence models for incompressible flows.
- LienLeschziner
- Lien and Leschziner low-Reynolds number k-epsilon turbulence model for incompressible flows.
- RNGkEpsilon
- Renormalization group k-epsilon turbulence model for incompressible and compressible flows.
- SSG
- Speziale, Sarkar and Gatski Reynolds-stress turbulence model for incompressible and compressible flows.
- ShihQuadraticKE
- Shih’s quadratic algebraic Reynolds stress k-epsilon turbulence model for incompressible flows
- SpalartAllmaras
- Spalart-Allmaras one-eqn mixing-length model for incompressible and compressible external flows.
- kEpsilon
- Standard k-epsilon turbulence model for incompressible and compressible flows including rapid distortion theory (RDT) based compression term.
- kOmega
- Standard high Reynolds-number k-omega turbulence model for incompressible and compressible flows.
- kOmegaSSTSAS
- Scale-adaptive URAS model based on the k-omega-SST RAS model.
- kkLOmega
- Low Reynolds-number k-kl-omega turbulence model for incompressible flows.
- qZeta
- Gibson and Dafa’Alla’s q-zeta two-equation low-Re turbulence model for incompressible flows
- realizableKE
- Realizable k-epsilon turbulence model for incompressible and compressible flows.
- v2f
- Lien and Kalitzin’s v2-f turbulence model for incompressible and compressible flows, with a limit imposed on the turbulent viscosity given by Davidson et al.
RAS Models for Compressible Flows
OpenFOAM includes the following models for compressible, i.e. variable density, flows:
- LRR
- Launder, Reece and Rodi Reynolds-stress turbulence model for incompressible and compressible flows.
- LaunderSharmaKE
- Launder and Sharma low-Reynolds k-epsilon turbulence model for incompressible and compressible and combusting flows including rapid distortion theory (RDT) based compression term.
- RNGkEpsilon
- Renormalization group k-epsilon turbulence model for incompressible and compressible flows.
- SSG
- Speziale, Sarkar and Gatski Reynolds-stress turbulence model for incompressible and compressible flows.
- SpalartAllmaras
- Spalart-Allmaras one-eqn mixing-length model for incompressible and compressible external flows.
- buoyantKEpsilon
- Additional buoyancy generation/dissipation term applied to the k and epsilon equations of the standard k-epsilon model.
- kEpsilon
- Standard k-epsilon turbulence model for incompressible and compressible flows including rapid distortion theory (RDT) based compression term.
- kOmega
- Standard high Reynolds-number k-omega turbulence model for incompressible and compressible flows.
- kOmegaSSTSAS
- Scale-adaptive URAS model based on the k-omega-SST RAS model.
- realizableKE
- Realizable k-epsilon turbulence model for incompressible and compressible flows.
- v2f
- Lien and Kalitzin’s v2-f turbulence model for incompressible and compressible flows, with a limit imposed on the turbulent viscosity given by Davidson et al.
RAS Models for Compressible Multiphase Flows
OpenFOAM includes the following models for compressible multiphase flows, e.g. bubbly flows:
- LaheyKEpsilon
- Continuous-phase k-epsilon model including bubble-generated turbulence.
- continuousGasKEpsilon
- k-epsilon model for the gas-phase in a two-phase system supporting phase-inversion.
- kOmegaSSTSato
- Implementation of the k-omega-SST turbulence model for dispersed bubbly flows with Sato (1981) bubble induced turbulent viscosity model.
- mixtureKEpsilon
- Mixture k-epsilon turbulence model for two-phase gas-liquid systems.