International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.41, No.11, 1543-1547, 1998
Comparison of low Reynolds number k-epsilon turbulence models in predicting heat transfer rates for pipe flow
This paper presents a comparison of nine low Reynolds number k-epsilon turbulence models in terms of their ability to predict heat transfer rates for pipe flow. The model of Myong and Kasagi is shown to produce excellent agreement with experimental heat transfer data due to the unique ability of this model to accurately capture the radial distribution of the eddy viscosity.