A Three-Layer Model for Separated Turbulent Flows

A model for turbulent backflows is presented and evaluated. The model is based on experimental observations, in particular, the wake-like behavior of the turbulence and the diffusion/dissipation energy balance observed in detached flow regions. These lead to an ODE for the eddy viscosity, based on a reduced form of the turbulence kinetic energy equation. This ODE is solvable analytically