H. Kawamura et al., DNS OF TURBULENT HEAT-TRANSFER IN CHANNEL FLOW WITH LOW TO MEDIUM-HIGH PRANDTL NUMBER FLUID, International journal of heat and fluid flow, 19(5), 1998, pp. 482-491
The direct numerical simulation (DNS) of the turbulent heat transfer f
or various Prandtl numbers ranging from 0.025 to 5 are performed to ob
tain statistical quantities such as turbulent heat flux, temperature v
ariance and their budget terms. The configuration is the fully develop
ed channel flow with uniform healing from both walls. The Reynolds num
ber based on the friction velocity and the channel half width is 180.
Turbulent Prandtl number Pr-t is independent of Pr except for Pr < 0.1
.The time constant ratio is also obtained and its dependence on the Pr
is examined. Budget of wall-normal heat flux shows that the temperatu
re-pressure gradient correlation (TPG) is dominant as the destruction
term for a larger Pr while the dissipation is for a smaller Pr. The tw
o become comparable at Pr = 0.2 for the present Reynolds number. The b
udget terms in the transport equation for the turbulent heat flux are
visualized and the influence of Pr is discussed. (C) 1998 Elsevier Sci
ence Inc. All rights reserved.