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Advances in LES of Complex Flows

Proceedings of the Euromech Colloquium 412, held in Munich, Germany 4∓6 October 2000

Part of the book series: Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications (FMIA, volume 65)

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Table of contents (23 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Modelling and analysis of subgrid scales

    1. How Can We Make LES to Fulfill Its Promise?

      • Bernard J. Geurts
      Pages 13-32
    2. A New Mixed Model Based on the Velocity Structure Function

      • Christophe Brun, Rainer Friedrich, Carlos B. Da Silva, Olivier Métais
      Pages 49-64
  3. Cartesian grids for complex geometries

    1. A Numerical Wind Tunnel Experiment

      • M. Pourquie, C. Moulinec, A. van Dijk
      Pages 151-162
  4. Curvilinear and non-structured grids for complex geometries

    1. Structured and Non-Structured Large Eddy Simulations of the Ahmed Reference Model

      • R. J. A. Howard, M. Lesieur, U. Bieder
      Pages 185-198
    2. Large Eddy Simulation for Flow Analysis in a Centrifugal Pump Impeller

      • R. K. Byskov, C. B. Jacobsen, T. Condra, J. N. SØrensen
      Pages 217-232
  5. DES and RANS-LES coupling

    1. Detached-Eddy Simulation, 1997–2000

      • P. R. Spalart
      Pages 235-237
    2. Physical and Numerical Upgrades in the Detached-Eddy Simulation of Complex Turbulent Flows

      • A. Travin, M. Shur, M. Strelets, P. R. Spalart
      Pages 239-254
    3. A Multidomain/Multiresolution Method with Application to Rans-Les Coupling

      • P. Quéméré, P. Sagaut, V. Couaillier, F. Leboeuf
      Pages 273-290
  6. Aircraft wake vortices

About this book

The articles focus on new developments in the field of large-eddy simulation of complex flows and are related to the topics: modelling and analysis of subgrid scales, numerical issues in LES cartesian grids for complex geometries, curvilinear and non-structured grids for complex geometries. DES and RANS-LES coupling, aircraft wake vortices, combustion and magnetohydrodynamics.

Progress has been made not only in understanding and modelling the dynamics of unresolved scales, but also in designing means that prevent the contamination of LES predictions by discretization errors. Progress is reported as well on the use of cartesian and curvilinear coordinates to compute flow in and around complex geometries and in the field of LES with unstructured grids. A chapter is dedicated to the detached-eddy simulation technique and its recent achievements and to the promising technique of coupling RANS and LES solutions in order to push the resolution-based Reynolds number limit of wall-resolving LES to higher values.

Complexity due to physical mechanisms links the last two chapters. It is shown that LES constitutes the tool to analyse the physics of aircraft wake vortices during landing and takeoff. Its thorough understanding is a prerequisite for reliable predictions of the distance between consecutive landing airplanes. Subgrid combustion modelling for LES of single and two-phase reacting flows is demonstrated to have the potential to deal with finite-rate kinetics in high Reynolds number flows of full-scale gas turbine engines. Fluctuating magnetic fields are more reliably predicted by LES when tensor-diffusivity rather than gradient-diffusion models are used. An encouraging result in the context of turbulence control by magnetic fields.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Fachgebiet Strömungsmechanik, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany

    R. Friedrich

  • Institut für Hydromechanik, Universität Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

    W. Rodi

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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