The wakes behind a square cylinder were simulated using two-equation turbulence models, k-ε and RNG k-ε models. For comparisons between the model predictions and analytical solutions, we employed three skill assessments:, the correlation coefficient for the similarity of the wake shape, the error of maximum velocity difference (EMVD) of the accuracy of wake velocity, and the ratio of drag coefficient (RDC) for the flow patterns as in the authors’ previous study. On the basis of the calculated results, we discussed the feasibility of each model for wake simulation and suggested a suitable value for an eddy viscosity related constant in each turbulence model. The k-ε model underestimated the drag coefficient by over 40 %, and its performance was worse than that in the previous study with one-equation and mixing length models, resulting from the empirical constants in the ε-equation. In the RNG k-ε model experiments, when an eddy viscosity related constant was six times higher than the suggested value, the model results were yielded good predictions compared with the analytical solutions. Then, the values of EMVD and RDC were 3.8 % and 3.2 %, respectively. The results of the turbulence model simulations indicated that the RNG k-ε model results successfully represented wakes behind the square cylinder, and the mean error for all skill assessments was less than 4 %.

This paper aims to reveal the effects of the K- turbulence model on the performance analysis of battery cooling system for electric vehicle. The maximum temperature, the difference of temperature, and temperature distributions on the battery module were compared with and without K- turbulence model under the different flow rate. It can be expected that the maximum temperature of K- turbulence model is corrected by using the average error rate without the result of K- turbulence model.

This paper aims to reveal the effects of the K-ε turbulence model on the performance analysis of battery cooling system for electric vehicle. The maximum temperature, the difference of temperature, and temperature distributions on the battery module were compared with and without K- ε turbulence model under the different flow rate. It was found that there was no need to apply K-ε turbulence model when the flow rate is over 500m3/h because the difference of maximum temperature is under the 6℃.

본 연구에서는 중층 밀도류를 모의할 수 있는 k-ε 난류모형의 지배방정식을 제시하고 수치모의를 수행하였다. 깊은 수체에 모형을 적용하여 중층 밀도류를 모의하고 게산된 유속과 초과밀도 분포를 분석하였다. 밀도류의 주 흐름방향을 따라 물 연행으로 인해 유속이 감소되는 것과 Richardson 수의 증가로 인해 유속 변화율이 감소되는 것을 관찰하였다. 유속과 초과밀도의 유사성을 확인하였으나, 난류운동에너지와 소산율의 유사성에서는 보이지 않았다. k-ε 모형의 모의 결과를 이용하여 중층 밀도류의 층적분 모형에서 사용될 수 있는 형상계수를 계산하였다. 또한, 층적분 모형을 이용하여 k-ε 모형에서 사용되는 부력관련 모형상수 (c₃ɛ)와 부피팽창계수 (β0)를 계산하였다.