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1 Short description

This turorial case analyzes turbulent backward-facing step flow. Also it compares CFD result with experimental result.

2 Usage

See README attached in the tar ball below.

Preprocessing utility setDiscreteFields and gnuplot are required to run this tutorial

3 Download

• TurbulentBackstep-20110306.tar.gz

4 Download (for Version 1.5)

• TurbulentBackstep-20080813.tar.gz

5 References

[1]Nobuhide Kasagi, Akio Matsunaga: Three-dimensional particle-tracking velocimetry measurement of turbulence statistics and energy budget in a backward-facing step flow, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol.16, No.6, pp.477-485, 1995 [URL] (Database of experimental results)

6 History

• Masa 06:31, 6 March 2011 (CET): Modified for Version-1.6, 1.7
• Masa 12:42, 15 August 2008 (CEST): Initial version.