Large-Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Flows 

(ME EN 7960-003) Fall 2014

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Course Outline:

  • Intro and motivation
  • Analysis tools
  • Turbulence and scale separation
  • Equations of motion
  • Filtering
  • Filtered equations of motion
  • Approaches to turbulence modeling
  • Numerics and LES
  • Basic SGS models
    • eddy viscosity
    • similarity
    • nonlinear
    • mixed
    • dynamic models
  • Using Fourier methods to simulate isotropic turbulence (Project #1)
  • Evaluating LES (a postiori)
  • Evaluating SGS models (a priori, Project #2)
  • Special Topics in LES (cover some set of the following examples)
    • Boundary and initial conditions
    • Anisotropic models
    • Probability based methods
    • Lagrangian particle models
    • LES of compressible and/or reacting flows
    • LES case studies of interest
Instructor: Rob Stoll  | Lecture: T, Th 3:40-5:00pm in WEB 2470 | Course Web Site