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k Turbulent kinetic energy<br />

kυ Turbulent kinetic energy at the edge <strong>of</strong> the viscous sublayer<br />

kP Turbulent kinetic energy at the near wall node<br />

l Turbulent length scale, ≡ k3/2<br />

ε<br />

lm Characteristic length scale<br />

Ni Length scale gradient vector<br />

P Jayatilleke pee-function in thermal log-law<br />

P ′′<br />

Deviation from the hydrostatic pressure<br />

Piθ Generation rate <strong>of</strong> uiθ by mean gradient <strong>of</strong>Ui andΘ<br />

Pij Mean-strain production <strong>of</strong> Reynolds stress<br />

Pk Production <strong>of</strong> <strong>turbulent</strong> kinetic energy<br />

Prt Turbulent Prandtl number<br />

Sij Strain-rate tensor, ≡ ∂Ui<br />

∂xj<br />

+ ∂Uj<br />

∂xi<br />

SI Dimensionless third invariant <strong>of</strong> the stress tensor<br />

St Heat source<br />

SU, SP Source terms in discretised transport equations<br />

U, V Mean velocities<br />

Uτ Friction velocity<br />

ui Fluctuating velocity component<br />

x, y,z Coordinate directions<br />

y ∗ Dimensionless distance to the wall, ≡ y√ k<br />

ν<br />

y + Dimensionless distance to the wall,≡ yUτ<br />

ν<br />

yυ Viscous sublayer thickness<br />

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