Study of Richardson Number in flows with mean-streamline curvature

Kurzfassung

Flows with significant mean-streamline curvature effects are relevant in many applications, e.g., the curved wake flows above the flap of a high-lift system and vortical flows around deltawing type configurations. In such flows, mean-streamline curvature is known to cause considerable changes in the turbulence structure of shear layers. [1] More insight into a quantification of effects of curvature is important for devising modifications to RANS turbulence models.