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This study constitutes the second phase of a research endeavor aimed at evaluating the feasibility of employing Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural networks as a replacement for Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) turbulence models. In…
Accurate simulation of turbulent flows remains a challenge due to the high computational cost of direct numerical simulations (DNS) and the limitations of traditional turbulence models. This paper explores a novel approach to augmenting…
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Despite the increasing availability of high-performance computational resources, Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulations remain the workhorse for the analysis of turbulent flows in real-world applications. Linear eddy viscosity…
Accurate prediction of mixing transition induced by interfacial instabilities is vital for engineering applications, but has remained a great challenge for decades. For engineering practices, Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes simulation…
The partially-averaged Navier-Stokes (PANS) equations are used to predict the variable-density Rayleigh-Taylor (RT) flow at Atwood number 0.5 and maximum Reynolds number $500$. This is a prototypical problem of material mixing featuring…
Despite their well-known limitations, RANS models remain the most commonly employed tool for modeling turbulent flows in engineering practice. RANS models are predicated on the solution of the RANS equations, but these equations involve an…
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Submarine hydrodynamics presents unique challenges in accurately predicting flow separation, wake structure, and resistance due to complex geometry and turbulent behaviour at high Reynolds (Re) numbers. Traditional Reynolds-Averaged…
Computational fluid dynamics models based on Reynolds-averaged Navier--Stokes equations with turbulence closures still play important roles in engineering design and analysis. However, the development of turbulence models has been stagnant…
The simulation of high Reynolds number (Re) separated turbulent flows faces significant problems for decades: large eddy simulation (LES) is computationally too expensive, and Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) methods and hybrid…
The background of this work is the problem of reducing the aerodynamic turbulent friction drag, which is an important source of energy waste in innumerable technological fields. We develop a theoretical framework aimed at predicting the…
We solve a Bayesian inverse Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) problem that assimilates mean flow data by jointly reconstructing the mean flow field and learning its unknown RANS parameters. We devise an algorithm that learns the most…
We present results of implicit large eddy simulation (LES) and different Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) models of the MTU 161 low pressure turbine at an exit Reynolds number of 90,000 and exit Mach number of 0.6. The LES results are…
With the rising of modern data science, data--driven turbulence modeling with the aid of machine learning algorithms is becoming a new promising field. Many approaches are able to achieve better Reynolds stress prediction, with much lower…
Accurately modeling wind turbine wakes is essential for optimizing wind farm performance but remains a persistent challenge. While the dynamic wake meandering (DWM) model captures unsteady wake behavior, it suffers from near-wake…
Accurate and generalizable Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) models for turbulent flows rely on effective closures, but currently available closures are notoriously unreliable. Kassinos et al. (J. Fluid Mechanics, 428, pp. 213-248,…