WALE

Table of Contents

• Properties
• Model equations
• Default model coefficients
• Initialisation
• Usage
• Boundary conditions
• Further information

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Properties

• Wall Adapting Local Eddy-viscosity

Model equations

Default model coefficients

\( C_e \)	\( C_k \)	\( C_w \)
1.048	0.094	0.325

Initialisation

Usage

The model is specified using:

LES
{
    turbulence      on;
    LESModel        WALE;
}

Boundary conditions

Inlet

• Fixed value

Outlet

• Constrained outlet

Walls

• wall functions

Further information

Source code:

• Foam::LESModels::WALE

References:

• Nicoud and Ducros [57]

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