Development of a Structure-Based Turbulence Model

Development of a Structure-Based Turbulence Model
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Release: 2000
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Work in the current period was aimed at the construction of extensions of the structure-based Particle Representation and one-point models to flows with slow or moderate mean deformations and wall proximity effects. The extended model can handle strong mean or frame rotation effects, a feature that will be important for the computation of aerodynamic and turbomachinery flows. The performance of Reynolds Stress Transport (RST) models in non-equilibrium flows is limited by the lack of information about two dynamically important effects: the role of energy-containing turbulence structure (dimensionality) and the breaking of reflectional symmetry due to strong mean or frame rotation. Both effects are fundamentally nonlocal in nature and this explains why it has been difficult to include them in one-point closures like RST models. Information about the energy-containing structure is necessary if turbulence models are to reflect differences in dynamic behavior associated with structures of different dimensionality (nearly isotropic turbulence vs. turbulence with strongly organized two-dimensional structures).

Development and Application of Hybrid Wray-Agarwal Turbulence Model and Large-eddy Simulation

Development and Application of Hybrid Wray-Agarwal Turbulence Model and Large-eddy Simulation
Author: Xu Han (Mechanical engineer)
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Total Pages: 101
Release: 2018
Genre: Electronic dissertations
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Rapid development in computing power in past five decades along with the development and progress in building blocks of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) technology has made CFD an indispensable tool for modern engineering analysis and design of fluid-based products and systems. For CFD analysis, Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations are currently the most widely used fluid equations in the industry. RANS methods require modeling of turbulence effect (i.e. turbulence modeling) based on empirical relations and therefore often produce low accuracy results for many flows. In recent years, the Large Eddy Simulation (LES) approach has been developed which has shown promise of achieving higher accuracy, however it is computationally very intensive and therefore has remained limited to computing relatively simple flows from low to moderate Reynolds numbers. As a result, a hybrid technique called Detached Eddy Simulation (DES) has been proposed in recent years. This technique has shown improved accuracy and computational efficiency for solution of wide variety of complex turbulent flows. The goal of this dissertation has been to develop a DES model based on a recently proposed very promising RANS model, known as the 'Wray-Agarwal (WA)' model and the LES. Decaying Isotropic Turbulence (DIT) case is computed to determine the coefficient in the DES model by matching its energy spectrum with the Kolmogorov spectrum. The new WA-DES model (DES model based on WA model) is applied to compute a wide variety of wall bounded separated flows to assess it accuracy and computational efficiency compared to the widely used RANS turbulence models in the industry, namely the Spalart-Allmaras (SA) and SST k-[omega] models. Improved Delayed-Detached Eddy Simulation (IDDES) and Elliptic Blending are also considered as further refinements of WA model to improve its accuracy.

Large-Eddy Simulations of Turbulence

Large-Eddy Simulations of Turbulence
Author: M. Lesieur
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2005-08-22
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780521781244

Large-Eddy Simulations of Turbulence is a reference for LES, direct numerical simulation and Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes simulation.

Structure-Based Turbulence Modeling

Structure-Based Turbulence Modeling
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Total Pages: 139
Release: 2001
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The Reynolds stresses alone are not sufficient to characterize complex turbulent flows adequately. Complementary information, contained in the structure dimensionality tensor, must also be included in one-point turbulence models. This work uses hypothetical turbulent eddies to bring awareness of turbulence structure into the turbulence model. Averaging over a large ensemble of eddies produces a set of one-point statistics, representative of the eddy field, and a set of equations of state relating the Reynolds stresses and the structure dimensionality to the eddy statistics. An algebraic model for the eddy statistics is constructed in terms of the local mean deformation and two turbulent scales; the turbulent kinetic energy and the large-scale enstrophy. The algebraic model is further sensitized to the presence of walls by a blocking scheme, which ensures proper asymptotic behavior for the Reynolds stresses in the vicinity of walls. Contrary to existing ad-hoc definitions of a second scale equation, the large-scale enstrophy equation has a fundamental background; it is derived from the large-scale vorticity equation. Its terms represent large-scale processes, and their exact form provides valuable guidance when making choices for their closure, and when matching their asymptotic behavior in the vicinity of walls. The algebraic model produces physically realistic Reynolds stresses and structure tensors for different combinations of mean strain and mean rotation, with and without frame rotation. The complete model, with evolution equations for the turbulent scales and algebraic equations for the turbulence structure, was successfully implemented. The full model was found to produce excellent results for a set of channel flows in fixed frames and in spanwise-rotating frames of reference.

Constructive Modeling of Structural Turbulence and Hydrodynamic Instabilities

Constructive Modeling of Structural Turbulence and Hydrodynamic Instabilities
Author: Oleg Mikha?lovich Belot?serkovski?
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 489
Release: 2009
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9812833013

The book provides an original approach in the research of structural analysis of free developed shear compressible turbulence at high Reynolds number on the base of direct numerical simulation (DNS) and instability evolution for ideal medium (integral conservation laws) with approximate mechanism of dissipation (FLUX dissipative monotone ?upwind? difference schemes) and does not use any explicit sub-grid approximation and semi-empirical models of turbulence. Convective mixing is considered as a principal part of conservation law.Appropriate hydrodynamic instabilities (free developed shear turbulence) are investigated from unique point of view. It is based on the concept of large ordered structures with stochastic core of small scale developed turbulence (?turbulent spot?). Decay of ?turbulent spot? are simulated by Monte Carlo method. Proposed approach is based on two hypotheses: statistical independence of the characteristic of large ordered structures (LOS) and small-scale turbulence (ST) ?and? weak influence of molecular viscosity (or more generally, dissipative mechanism) on properties of large ordered structures.Two versions of instabilities, due to Rayleigh-Taylor and Richtmyer-Meshkov are studied detail by the three-dimensional calculations, extended to the large temporal intervals, up to turbulent stage and investigation turbulent mixing zone (TMZ).The book covers both the fundamental and practical aspects of turbulence and instability and summarizes the result of numerical experiments conducted over 30 years period with direct participation of the author.In the book are cited the opinions of the leading scientists in this area of research: Acad. A S Monin (Russia), Prof. Y Nakamura (Japan, Nagoya University) and Prof. F Harlow (USA, Los-Alamos).

Modeling Complex Turbulent Flows

Modeling Complex Turbulent Flows
Author: Manuel D. Salas
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9401147248

Turbulence modeling both addresses a fundamental problem in physics, 'the last great unsolved problem of classical physics,' and has far-reaching importance in the solution of difficult practical problems from aeronautical engineering to dynamic meteorology. However, the growth of supercom puter facilities has recently caused an apparent shift in the focus of tur bulence research from modeling to direct numerical simulation (DNS) and large eddy simulation (LES). This shift in emphasis comes at a time when claims are being made in the world around us that scientific analysis itself will shortly be transformed or replaced by a more powerful 'paradigm' based on massive computations and sophisticated visualization. Although this viewpoint has not lacked ar ticulate and influential advocates, these claims can at best only be judged premature. After all, as one computational researcher lamented, 'the com puter only does what I tell it to do, and not what I want it to do. ' In turbulence research, the initial speculation that computational meth ods would replace not only model-based computations but even experimen tal measurements, have not come close to fulfillment. It is becoming clear that computational methods and model development are equal partners in turbulence research: DNS and LES remain valuable tools for suggesting and validating models, while turbulence models continue to be the preferred tool for practical computations. We believed that a symposium which would reaffirm the practical and scientific importance of turbulence modeling was both necessary and timely.

Turbulence Modelling Approaches

Turbulence Modelling Approaches
Author: Konstantin Volkov
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2017-07-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9535133497

Accurate prediction of turbulent flows remains a challenging task despite considerable work in this area and the acceptance of CFD as a design tool. The quality of the CFD calculations of the flows in engineering applications strongly depends on the proper prediction of turbulence phenomena. Investigations of flow instability, heat transfer, skin friction, secondary flows, flow separation, and reattachment effects demand a reliable modelling and simulation of the turbulence, reliable methods, accurate programming, and robust working practices. The current scientific status of simulation of turbulent flows as well as some advances in computational techniques and practical applications of turbulence research is reviewed and considered in the book.