Website Resource for Turbulence Modeling Verification and Validation

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http://turbmodels.larc.nasa.gov/

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40th Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit 28 June - 1 July 2010, Chicago, Illinois
AIAA 2010-4742
Christopher L. Rumsey
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681-2199
Brian R. Smith†
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth, TX 76101
George P. Huang‡
Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435

The activities of the Turbulence Model Benchmarking Working Group – which is a subcommittee of the
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Fluid Dynamics Technical Committee – are described.
The group’s main purpose is to establish a web-based repository for Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes
turbulence model documentation, including verification and validation cases. This turbulence modeling resource
has been established based on feedback from a survey on what is needed to achieve consistency and
repeatability in turbulence model implementation and usage, and to document and disseminate information
on new turbulence models or improvements to existing models. The various components of the website are
described in detail: description of turbulence models, turbulence model readiness rating system, verification
cases, validation cases, validation databases, and turbulence manufactured solutions. An outline of future
plans of the working group is also provided.