Skip to main content
Publications | Persons | Institutes | Projects
[ report an error in this record ]basket (0): add | show Print this page

On the practical advantages of the quasi-equilibrium version of the Mellor and Yamada level 2.5 turbulence closure applied to marine modelling
Deleersnijder, E.; Luyten, J. (1994). On the practical advantages of the quasi-equilibrium version of the Mellor and Yamada level 2.5 turbulence closure applied to marine modelling. Appl. Math. Modelling 18: 281-287
In: Applied Mathematical Modelling. IPC Science and Technology Press/Elsevier Science: New York. ISSN 0307-904X; e-ISSN 1872-8480, more
Peer reviewed article  

Available in  Authors 

Keywords
    Equilibrium
    Modelling
    Pathology
    Turbulence
    Marine/Coastal

Authors  Top 
  • Deleersnijder, E., more
  • Luyten, J.

Abstract
    The Mellor and Yamada level 2.5 turbulence closure model is briefly presented. It is argued that it might achieve an excellent compromise between accuracy and computer efficiency. It is, however, suggested that the stability functions are ill defined, leading to a marked lack of robustness, which manifests itself through the appearance of almost steady regions of exceedingly high shear. Theoretical reasoning shows that the seemingly less known quasi-equilibrium version of the level 2.5 model has more appropriate stability functions, rendering it more robust for marine modelling, where many different flow configurations are to be handled. This is strikingly illustrated by numerical experiments pertaining to the stress-driven penetration of a turbulent layer into a stratified fluid.

All data in the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) is subject to the VLIZ privacy policy Top | Authors