Reynolds-Averaged Simulation

Reynolds-Averaged Simulation

OpenFOAM is distributed with a large library of RAS turbulence models as listed below. The open architecture of OpenFOAM allows developers to add turbulence models that can be selected a run time by the user.

RAS turbulence models for incompressible fluids
laminar Dummy turbulence model for laminar flow
kEpsilon Standard high-Re \relax \special {t4ht= k − ε \relax \special {t4ht= model
kOmega Standard high-Re \relax \special {t4ht= k − ω \relax \special {t4ht= model
kOmegaSST k − ω \relax \special {t4ht=-SST model
RNGkEpsilon RNG k − ε \relax \special {t4ht= model
NonlinearKEShih Non-linear Shih k − ε \relax \special {t4ht= model
LienCubicKE Lien cubic k − ε \relax \special {t4ht= model
qZeta q − ζ \relax \special {t4ht= model
LaunderSharmaKE Launder-Sharma low-Re \relax \special {t4ht= k − ε \relax \special {t4ht= model
LamBremhorstKE Lam-Bremhorst low-Re \relax \special {t4ht= k − ε \relax \special {t4ht= model
LienCubicKELowRe Lien cubic low-Re \relax \special {t4ht= k − ε \relax \special {t4ht= model
LienLeschzinerLowRe Lien-Leschziner low-Re \relax \special {t4ht= k − ε \relax \special {t4ht= model
LRR Launder-Reece-Rodi RSTM
LaunderGibsonRSTM Launder-Gibson RSTM with wall-reflection terms
realizableKE Realizable k − ε \relax \special {t4ht= model
SpalartAllmaras Spalart-Allmaras 1-eqn mixing-length model
 
RAS turbulence models for compressible fluids
laminar Dummy turbulence model for laminar flow
kEpsilon Standard k − ε \relax \special {t4ht= model
kOmegaSST k − ω − SST \relax \special {t4ht= model
RNGkEpsilon RNG k − ε \relax \special {t4ht= model
LaunderSharmaKE Launder-Sharma low-Re \relax \special {t4ht= k − ε \relax \special {t4ht= model
LRR Launder-Reece-Rodi RSTM
LaunderGibsonRSTM Launder-Gibson RSTM
realizableKE Realizable k − ε \relax \special {t4ht= model
SpalartAllmaras Spalart-Allmaras 1-eqn mixing-length model