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The turbulent Couette flow from asymptotic theory viewpoint

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The turbulent Couette flow is considered from the point of view of the asymptotic theory for turbulent shear flows at large Reynolds numbers. According to this theory the flow has a two-layer structure which can be treated by the method of matched asymptotic expansions. Without specifying a turbulence model the analysis leads to boundary conditions which have to be satisfied by the solution and hence by any turlence modelling. It is shown that some of the existing turbulence models do not satisfy these conditions. A new turbulence model is proposed which leads to analytical solutions.

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  1. Institut für Thermo- und Fluiddynamik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 4630, Bochum 1, Germany

    K. Gersten

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G. E. A. Meier F. Obermeier

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Gersten, K. (1985). The turbulent Couette flow from asymptotic theory viewpoint. In: Meier, G.E.A., Obermeier, F. (eds) Flow of Real Fluids. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 235. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-15989-4_86

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