In this course the basic theory of turbulence is introduced and discussed in the context of free shear and wall-bounded flows. Different computational methods for the modelling and numerical simulation of turbulent flows are presented and illustrated by practical examples.

2 lectures per week

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80% Written Exam

20% Report

The aim of this course is to give a solid grounding in the physics of turbulence and experience of different approaches to the modelling and numerical simulation of turbulent flows.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ outline the general features of turbulent flows;

■ describe statistical methods for the characterisation of turbulent flows;

■ distinguish between different classes of turbulent flows;

■ summarise the phenomenological description of turbulence by Richardson and Kolmogorov, and recognise its benefits and limitations;

■ explain different approaches to the modelling and numerical simulation of turbulent flows;

■ evaluate results from commercial fluid dynamics packages for turbulent flows.

Students must attend the degree examination and submit at least 75% by weight of the other components of the course's summative assessment.

Students must attend the timetabled laboratory classes.

Students should attend at least 75% of the timetabled classes of the course.

Note that these are minimum requirements: good students will achieve far higher participation/submission rates.  Any student who misses an assessment or a significant number of classes because of illness or other good cause should report this by completing a MyCampus absence report.