Assignment 6

Solutions
1. Large eddies get their energy from
a) Small eddies
b) Mean flow
c) Large eddies
d) Turbulent flow
Ans: (b)
2. In low Re turbulence model, we
i) Solve governing equation near the wall with fine mesh
ii) Eddy viscosity is damped
iii) Wall function is used
a)
b)
c)
d)

(i) and (iii)

(i) and (ii)
(ii) and (iii)
(i), (ii) and (iii)

Ans: (b)
3.

Relation among , and is

a) = 2 /
b) = /
c) = 2 /
d) = 2 /
Ans: (a)

4. The smallest scale of turbulent flow is called

a) Small eddy scale
b) Boussinesq scale
c) Kolmogorov scale
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
5. In turbulent boundary layer, the sequence of difference regions starting from the wall is
a) Viscous sublayer, buffer layer, log layer
b) Buffer layer, viscous sublayer, log layer
c) Log layer, buffer layer, viscous sublayer
d) Buffer layer, log layer, viscous sublayer
Ans: (a)

Assignment 6
Solutions
6. Select the odd one out
Turbulent flow is/has
a) Non-periodic fluctuations
b) Small scale of length and time
c) Irregular
d) Unsteady
Ans: (b)
7. Turbulent viscosity is a property of ___________, whereas dynamic viscosity is a property of
_______.
a) Flow, fluid
b) Flow, flow
c) Fluid, flow
d) Fluid, fluid
Ans: (a)
8. Wall functions are not used in
a) Standard model
b) High Re model
c) Standard model
d) DNS
Ans: (d)
9. If the decomposition principle and averaging is to be applied the product of density and uvelocity, the resulting terms are,
a) + + +

b) + +
c) +

+ 2

d) +

Ans: (c)
10. In turbulence models, which term of RANS equation is modelled?
a) Pressure fluctuations
b) Viscous stresses
c) Velocity fluctuations
d) Reynolds stresses
Ans: (d)