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A roughness-dependent model

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Two-equation k-\epsilon eddy viscosity model

\nu _t = C_{\mu} {{k^2 } \over \epsilon } (1)

where: C_{\mu} = 0.09

One-equation eddy viscosity model

\nu _t = k^{{1 \over 2}} l (2)

Algebraic eddy viscosity model

\nu _t(y) = {C_{\mu}}^{{1 \over 4}} l_m(y) k^{{1 \over 2}}(y) (3)

l_m is the mixing length.

Algebraic model for the turbulent kinetic energy

k^{{1 \over 2}}(y) = {1 \over {C_{\mu}}^{{1 \over 4}}} u_\tau e^{\frac{-y}{A}} (4)

u_\tau is the shear velocity and A a model parameter.

Algebraic model for the mixing length, based on (4) [Absi (2006)]

l_m(y) = \kappa \left( A - \left(A - y_0\right) e^{\frac{-(y-y_0)}{A}} \right) (5)

\kappa = 0.4, y_0 is the hydrodynamic roughness

the algebraic eddy viscosity model is therefore

\nu _t(y) = \kappa \left( A - \left(A - y_0\right) e^{\frac{-(y-y_0)}{A}} \right) u_\tau e^{\frac{-y}{A}} (6)

for a smooth wall (y_0 = 0):

\nu _t(y) = \kappa A \left( 1 - e^{\frac{-y}{A}} \right) u_\tau e^{\frac{-y}{A}} (7)

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