A Dynamic Subfilter-scale Stress Model for Large Eddy Simulations Based on Physical Flow Scales

We propose a new definition of the length scale in an eddy-viscosity model for large-eddy simulations (LES). This formulation extends and generalizes a previous proposal [Piomelli, Rouhi and Geurts, Proc. ETMM10, 2014], in which the LES length scale was expressed in terms of the integral length-scale of turbulence determined by the flow...

Large eddy simulation for turbulent non-premixed fuel-rich combustion in a cylindrical combustor

In this work we investigate turbulent non-premixed combustion, including species concentrations and temperature, in a model of 3D cylindrical combustor. Gaseous propane (C3H8) and preheated air with temperature of 773K are injected through the combustor inlet. A Large Eddy Simulation (LES) technique is applied to solve the governing equations of...

Improvement of delayed detached-eddy simulation for LES with wall modelling

Adjustments are proposed of the Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation (DDES) approach to turbulence. They preserve the DDES capabilities particularly for natural DES uses, and resolve the mismatch of the logarithmic layers discovered earlier for the basic DES technique when used for Wall-Modelled Large-Eddy Simulation (WMLES) of attached flows. The...

Large Eddy Simulation of the flow around a wind turbine blade

Large Eddy Simulations (LES) of incompressible turbulent flow around a wind turbine blade at a chord Reynolds number of 5000 are performed using high-order spectral/hp element method (SEM). The method and the early results of the simulations are presented. Some requirements with respect to mesh generation for the SEM concerning h- and p...

A numerical investigation of the boundary commutation error in large eddy simulation

The boundary commutation error in large eddy simulation is studied numerically. It is shown that an accurate representation of the boundary commutation error has an important role in a reliable large eddy simulation of wall bounded flows. The numerical experiments in this paper are conducted for a 2D channel flow.

A Reinterpretation of the Non-Linear Galerkin Method as a Large Eddy Simulation Technique

The purpose of this paper is to show that the Fourier-based Nonlinear Galerkin Method (NLGM) constructs suitable weak solutions to the periodic Navier--Stokes equations in three dimensions. We re-interpret NLGM as a Large-Eddy Simulation technique (LES) and we rigorously deduce a relationship between the mesh size and the large-eddy scale.