The Cebeci–Smith model, developed by Tuncer Cebeci and Apollo M. O. Smith in 1967, is a 0-equation eddy viscosity model used in computational fluid dynamics analysis of turbulence in boundary layer flows. The model gives eddy viscosity, , as a function of the local boundary layer velocity profile. The model is suitable for high-speed flows with thin attached boundary layers, typically present in aerospace applications. Like the Baldwin-Lomax model, it is not suitable for large regions of flow separation and significant curvature or rotation. Unlike the Baldwin-Lomax model, this model requires the determination of a boundary layer edge.

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In a two-layer model, the boundary layer is considered to comprise two layers: inner (close to the surface) and outer. The eddy viscosity is calculated separately for each layer and combined using:

 

where   is the smallest distance from the surface where   is equal to  .

The inner-region eddy viscosity is given by:

 

where

 

with the von Karman constant   usually being taken as 0.4, and with

 

The eddy viscosity in the outer region is given by:

 

where  ,   is the displacement thickness, given by

 

and FK is the Klebanoff intermittency function given by

 

References

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  • Smith, A.M.O. and Cebeci, T., 1967. Numerical solution of the turbulent boundary layer equations. Douglas aircraft division report DAC 33735
  • Cebeci, T. and Smith, A.M.O., 1974. Analysis of turbulent boundary layers. Academic Press, ISBN 0-12-164650-5
  • Wilcox, D.C., 1998. Turbulence Modeling for CFD. ISBN 1-928729-10-X, 2nd Ed., DCW Industries, Inc.
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