RT Journal Article ID 27184ed266ef931d A1 Geyer, Paul E. A1 Haynes, Brian S. A1 Fletcher, David F. T1 ASSESSMENT OF THE SST AND OMEGA-BASED REYNOLDS STRESS MODELS FOR THE PREDICTION OF FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN A SQUARE-SECTION U-BEND JF Computational Thermal Sciences: An International Journal JO CTS YR 2009 FD 2009-07-07 VO 1 IS 4 SP 385 OP 403 AB The simulation of flow and heat transfer at a U-bend of a square-section duct is used to test the performance of two turbulence models: the shear stress transport model and an omega-based Reynolds stress model. In both cases a sufficiently fine computational mesh is used such that the models are integrated to the wall and therefore no wall function treatment is used. All simulations are performed using ANSYS CFX. The models are initially tested for fully developed flow and heat transfer in straight ducts and are shown to agree well with accepted correlation data. Comparisons with data from the literature are made for both the flow field and the wall heat transfer coefficient. Particular attention is given to an assessment of the ability of the models to predict the pressure-driven secondary flows and their impact on subsequent heat transfer predictions. The results show only minor differences between the predictions of the shear stress transport model and the omega-based Reynolds stress model. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/648192910890cd0e,3b682d436c0a8e65,27184ed266ef931d.html