Evaluation of scale-resolving simulations for a turbulent channel flow

Different variable resolution turbulence modelling approaches (Hybrid, Bridging models and LES) are evaluated for turbulent channel flow at Re_τ=395, for cases using either streamwise periodic boundary conditions or a synthetic turbulence generator. The effect of iterative, statistical and discretisation errors is investigated. For...

Large eddy simulations of targeted electromagnetic control of buoyancy-driven turbulent flow in a slender enclosure

We conducted a large eddy simulation (LES) of a locally applied electromagnetic control of turbulent thermal convection of an electrically conductive fluid (electrolyte solution) inside of a slender enclosure. Generic configurations, consisting of two or three magnets of opposite polarities located below the lower wall, and two oppositely...

ILES of shock waves and turbulent mixing using high-resolution Riemann solvers and TVD methods

This paper derives the implicit model for high-resolution MUSCL reconstruction-based upwind Godunov schemes for turbulent flows. A Mach number expansion of the numerical scheme allows analysis of the theoretical behaviour of the implicit subgrid model as the Mach number becomes small. This shows that different limiting methods within the same...

ILES and LES of Complex Engineering Turbulent Flows

The present study concerns the application of Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and Implicit LES (ILES) to engineering flow problems. Such applications are often very complicated, involving both complex geometries and complex physics, such as turbulence, chemical reactions, phase changes and compressibility. The aim of the study is to illustrate what...

LES and URANS Unsteady Boundary Layer Strategies for Pulsating and Oscillating Turbulent Channel Flows Applications

The use of wall functions has been investigated for LES and URANS numerical simulation in pulsating and oscillating channel flow applications. The results show that the wall function approach is accurate in the so-called quasi-steady regime but there are discrepancies with the experimental results in the intermediate frequency range. A special...

Large-eddy Simulation of Isotropic Homogeneous Decaying Turbulence

Simulations of three dimensional freely decaying homogeneous turbulence in a periodic cube have been used to examine in a detailed and quantitative manner the behaviour of a Large Eddy Simulation (LES) using implicit subgrid modelling. This paper details the form and behaviour of the implicit subgrid models for the Minmod and third order...