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The physics that governs turbulence in recirculating flows is very different from that governing attached flow turbulence. This necessitates a modeling approach which attempts to convey the physics as faithfully as possible. This paper points out some of the known physics of recirculating turbulent flows and presents a model which addresses these physical issues. Results are shown for a variety of problems with moderate and large recirculation regions. The performance of the backflow model is demonstrated through comparisons with experimental data
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Goldberg, U.C., Ota, D.K., Chakravarthy, S.R. (1993). Turbulence Modeling for Recirculating Flows — Reasons and Approach. In: Ashpis, D.E., Gatski, T.B., Hirsh, R. (eds) Instabilities and Turbulence in Engineering Flows. Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 16. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1743-2_15
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