Physical Understanding and Predictive Modeling of High Reynolds Number Non-Equilibrium Turbulent Boundary Layers

Abstract

Much of the re-search on a turbulent boundary layer (TBL) have focused on equilibrium turbulence found in idealized zero pressure gradient flows over flat plates. However, the vast knowledge of equilibrium turbulence gained over the last 50 years has had limited impact on our ability to predict practical flows of interest. The reason is that TB Ls in realistic flows are affected strongly by non-equilibrium effects controlled by flow-dependent boundary conditions. Additionally, regarding prediction of practical flows, wall-modeled large-eddy simulation (WMLES) is now perceived as an alternative to costly wall-resolved LES. However, its performance in complex flows involving the three-dimensional TBL (3-D TBL) has not been assessed thoroughly to increase the technology-readiness level of the emerging WMLES methodology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 12, 2021
Accession Number
AD1224135

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  • Parviz Moin

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  • Stanford University

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Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.