Large Eddy Simulation of the Flow over Low Reynolds Number Air Foil

Abstract

An a priori study of subgrid-scale models for the unclosed terms in the energy equation is carried out using the flow field obtained from the direct simulation of homogeneous isotropic turbulence. Scale-similar models involve multiple filtering operations to identify the smallest resolved scales and have been shown to be the most active in the interaction with the unresolved subgrid scales (SGS). In the present study these models are found to give more accurate prediction of the SGS stresses and heat fluxes than eddy-viscosity and eddy-diffusivity models. as well as improve prediction of the SGS turbulent diffusion, SGS viscous dissipation, and SGS viscous diffusion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1998
Accession Number
ADA364092

Entities

People

  • Ugo Piomelli

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Boundary Layer
  • Compressible Flow
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Diffusion
  • Diffusivity
  • Dissipation
  • Energy Transfer
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Heat Flux
  • Large Eddy Simulation
  • Mach Number
  • Mechanics
  • Prandtl Number
  • Simulations
  • Turbulent Diffusion

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers