The constitutive relation for the Reynolds stress tensor is considered for turbulence developing in axisymmetric strain fields. It is confirmed that the Reynolds stress tensor is aligned linearly with the mean strain rate. In contrast to the Prandtl-Kolmogorov, hypothesis, the effective viscosity is found to grow in proportion to the anisotropy of turbulence and the length scale based on the magnitude of the mean strain rate. Using invariant theory the effective viscosity is determined for the limiting states of turbulence. Additional analysis of the constitutive relations is supplemented for the dissipation and pressure-strain correlations. It is shown that analytical derivations are in excellent agreement with the data obtained from direct numerical simulations. [S0098-2202(00)02801-7]

Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Keywords:
turbulence, correlation theory, viscosity, stress-strain relations, statistical analysis, Navier-Stokes equations
Topics:
Turbulence, Viscosity, Anisotropy, Stress tensors
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