Baldwin-Lomax model
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The Baldwin-Lomax model is a two-layer algebraic model which gives the eddy-viscosity 
as a function of the local boundary layer velocity profile:
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Where 
is the smallest distance from the surface where 
is equal to 
:
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The inner region is given by the Prandtl - Van Driest formula:
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Where
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The outer region is given by:
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Where
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and 
are determined from the maximum of the function:
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is the intermittency factor given by:
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![F_{KLEB}(y) = \left[1 + 5.5 \left( \frac{y \, C_{KLEB}}{y_{MAX}} \right)^6
\right]^{-1}](/W/images/math/9/b/d/9bde77641b7e232fa3e083d3e59795c4.png)
is the difference between maximum and minimum speed in the profile. For boundary layers the minimum is always set to zero.
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| (11) |
Model constants
The table below gives the model constants present in the formulas above. Note that 
is a constant, and not the turbulence energy, as in other sections. It should also be pointed out that when using the Baldwin-Lomax model the turbulence energy, , present in the governing equations, is set to zero.
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| 26 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.4 | 0.0168 |
References
- Thin Layer Approximation and Algebraic Model for Separated Turbulent Flows by B. S. Baldwin and H. Lomax, AIAA Paper 78-257, 1978
