• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• v.18 no.8
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• pp.1470-1478
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• 2004

In this paper, a new 'presumed' Probability Density Function (PDF) approach coupled with a Lagrangian tracking method is proposed for turbulent combustion modeling. The test and the investigation of the model are conducted by comparing the model results with DNS data for a premixed flame subjected in a decaying turbulent field. The newly constructed PDF, which incorporates the instantaneous chemical reaction term, demonstrates consistent improvement over conventional assumed PDF models. It has been found that the time evolution of the mean scalar, the variance and the mean reaction rate are strongly influenced by a parameter deduced by a Lagrangian equation which takes into account explicitly the local reaction rate. Tests have been performed for a moderate Damkohler number, and it is expected the model may cover a broader range of Damkohler number. The comparison with the DNS data demonstrates that the proposed model may be promising and affordable for implementation in a moment-equation solver.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.25 no.7
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• pp.944-951
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• 2001

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of shear on turbulent diffusion. Turbulent Couette flows at low Reynolds number are numerically simulated using a Lagrangian PDF method. Flow field and particle trajectories are computed and analyzed in detail. Statistics for particle dispersion obtained from numerical simulations is compared with the classical scaling relations for dispersion in a shear flow.