Section: New Results

Formulation of a reference EB-RSM model

The Elliptic Blending Reynolds Stress Model (EB-RSM), originally proposed by Manceau & Hanjalic in 2002, has been subject to various modifications by several authors during the last decade, mainly for numerical robustness reasons. We have revisited all these modifications from the theoretical standpoint and investigated in detail their influence on the reproduction of the physical mechanisms at the origin of the influence of the wall on turbulence. Theoretical arguments and comparison with DNS results led to the selection of a recommended formulation for the EB-RSM model [7] .