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Turbulence

OpenFOAM is distributed with a huge library of turbulence models as listed below.

The open architecture of OpenFOAM allows developers to add turbulence models easily that can be selected a run time by the user.

Turbulence models for incompressible fluids


laminar Dummy turbulence model for laminar flow
kEpsilon Standard k - e  \special {t4ht= model with wall functions
RNGkEpsilon RNG k - e  \special {t4ht= model with wall functions
NonlinearKEShih Non-linear Shih k - e  \special {t4ht= model with wall functions
LienCubicKE Lien cubic k - e  \special {t4ht= model with wall functions
QZeta q - z  \special {t4ht= model
LaunderSharmaKE Launder-Sharma low-Re  \special {t4ht= k - e  \special {t4ht= model
LamBremhorstKE Lam-Bremhorst low-Re  \special {t4ht= k - e  \special {t4ht= model
LienCubicKELowRE Lien cubic low-Re  \special {t4ht= k - e  \special {t4ht= model
LienLeschzinerLowRE Lien-Leschziner low-Re  \special {t4ht= k - e  \special {t4ht= model
LRR Launder-Reece-Rodi RSTM with wall functions
LaunderGibsonRSTM Launder-Gibson RSTM with wall-reflection terms and wall functions
SpalartAllmaras Spalart-Allmaras 1-eqn mixing-length model for external flows
Turbulence models for compressible fluids


laminar Dummy turbulence model for laminar flow
kEpsilon Standard k - e  \special {t4ht= model with wall functions
RNGkEpsilon RNG k - e  \special {t4ht= model with wall functions
LaunderSharmaKE Launder-Sharma low-Re  \special {t4ht= k-  e  \special {t4ht= model
LRR Launder-Reece-Rodi RSTM with wall functions
LaunderGibsonRSTM Launder-Gibson RSTM with wall-reflection terms and wall functions