Course Catalog 2008-2009 Basic Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Course´s person responsible

Hannu Ahlstedt, Pentti Saarenrinne

Implementations

No implementations

Requirements

Approved exercises and written exams

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Objectives

Student obtains deeper knowledge on phenomena in turbulent flow, equations governing turbulent flows and turbulence modelling.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	Concepts and introduction to turbulent momentum transfer
2.	Experimental and statistical methods
3.	Turbulence dynamics, length and time scales
4.	Free and wall turbulent shear flows
5.	Turbulence models: - two equation models - Reynolds stress model - LES	DNS

Evaluation criteria for the course

Evaluation is based on written exam, but good calculation exercises can improve grade. All calculation exercises have to be made acceptable before written exam.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Study material

Type	Name	Author	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability, ...	Examination material	Language
Book	Turbulent Flows	Pope, S. B.	0-521-59886-9				English

Correspondence of content

Last modified	15.08.2008
Modifier	Hanna Hämäläinen