Cebeci–Smith model

The Cebeci–Smith model is a 0-equation eddy viscosity model used in computational fluid dynamics analysis of turbulent boundary layer flows. The model gives eddy viscosity, \mu_t, as a function of the local boundary layer velocity profile. The model is suitable for high-speed flows with thin attached boundary-layers, typically present in aerospace applications. Like the Baldwin-Lomax model, this model is not suitable for cases with large separated regions and significant curvature/rotation effects. Unlike the Baldwin-Lomax model, this model requires the determination of a boundary layer edge.

The model was developed by Tuncer Cebeci and Apollo M. O. Smith, in 1967.

Equations

In a two-layer model, the boundary layer is considered to comprise two layers: inner (close to the surface) and outer. The eddy viscosity is calculated separately for each layer and combined using:


\mu_t =
\begin{cases}
{\mu_t}_\text{inner} & \mbox{if } y \le y_\text{crossover} \\ 
{\mu_t}_\text{outer} & \mbox{if } y > y_\text{crossover}
\end{cases}

where y_\text{crossover} is the smallest distance from the surface where {\mu_t}_\text{inner} is equal to {\mu_t}_\text{outer}.

The inner-region eddy viscosity is given by:


{\mu_t}_\text{inner} = \rho \ell^2 \left[\left(
 \frac{\partial U}{\partial y}\right)^2 +
 \left(\frac{\partial V}{\partial x}\right)^2
\right]^{1/2}

where


\ell = \kappa y \left( 1 - e^{-y^+/A^+} \right)

with the von Karman constant \kappa usually being taken as 0.4, and with


A^+ = 26\left[1+y\frac{dP/dx}{\rho u_\tau^2}\right]^{-1/2}

The eddy viscosity in the outer region is given by:


{\mu_t}_\text{outer} = \alpha \rho U_e \delta_v^* F_K

where \alpha=0.0168, \delta_v^* is the displacement thickness, given by


\delta_v^* = \int_0^\delta \left(1 - \frac{U}{U_e}\right)\,dy

and FK is the Klebanoff intermittency function given by


F_K = \left[1 + 5.5 \left( \frac{y}{\delta} \right)^6
  \right]^{-1}

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