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Transition Model

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A Local Correlation-based Transition Model is described in this chapter. This single-point transition model is integrated into both the Spalart-Allmaras turbulence model and Menter’s Shear Stress Transport turbulence model. A method to specify the local free-stream turbulence intensity is presented for use in the Spalart-Allmaras transition model. A new separation correction, called stall delay method, is introduced in this chapter in order to correct the model’s behavior near separation or reattachment points. Numerical procedures are described in detail based on an implicit Newton’s method for solving the transport equations.

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Sheng, C. (2017). Transition Model. In: Advances in Transitional Flow Modeling. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32576-7_3

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