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We present a scalable, high-order implicit large-eddy simulation (ILES) approach for incompressible transitional flows. This method employs the mass-conserving mixed stress (MCS) method for discretizing the Navier-Stokes equations. The MCS…
This work extends a pressure-gradient sensor for boundary-layer separation originally developed for the $k-\omega$ shear-stress transport Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) model (Griffin et al., 2025, J. Turb.) to the Improved Delayed…
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In this article we present recent developments in numerical methods for performing a Large Eddy Simulation (LES) of the formation and evolution of a wingtip vortex. The development of these vortices in the near wake, in combination with the…
A large eddy simulation is performed to study secondary tones generated by a NACA0012 airfoil at angle of attack of $\alpha = 3^{\circ}$ with freestream Mach number of $M_{\infty} = 0.3$ and Reynolds number of $Re = 5 \times 10^4$. Laminar…
Large-eddy simulations of a flat-plate boundary layer, without a leading edge, subject to multiple levels of incoming free stream turbulence are considered in the present work. Within an input-output model where non-linear terms of the…
In this paper, we derive mathematical formulas for the skin friction coefficient in wall-bounded turbulence based on the Reynolds averaged streamwise momentum equation and the total stress. Specially, with the theoretical or empirical…
Direct Numerical Simulations (DNSs) are one of the most powerful tools for studying turbulent flows. Even if achievable Reynolds numbers are lower than those obtained with experimental means, there is a clear advantage since the entire…
Flows in square channels are common in applications, such as automotive after-treatment systems and heat exchangers. Flows with axial flow entry are well understood, but for oblique flow entry, there is no clarity on the additional pressure…
Results of numerical simulations obtained by a staggered finite difference scheme together with an efficient immersed boundary method are presented to understand the effects of the shape of three-dimensional obstacles on the transition of a…
A local artificial neural network (LANN) framework is developed for turbulence modeling. The Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) unclosed terms are reconstructed by artificial neural network (ANN) based on the local coordinate system…
This work considers the transition to unsteadiness in the wake of 2D slender bodies, and questions the relevance of the generally accepted scenario involving a region of absolute instability within the near wake. The case of a thin plate at…
The variance and spectra of wall-normal velocities are investigated for direct numerical simulations of turbulent flow in a channel, pipe, and zero-pressure-gradient boundary layer across a decade of friction Reynolds numbers. Spectra along…
The turbulent boundary layer over a flat plate is computed by direct numerical simulation (DNS) of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations as a test bed for a synthetic turbulence generator (STG) inflow boundary condition. The inlet…
Direct numerical simulations are performed to contrast turbulent boundary layers over a concave wall without and with free-stream turbulence. Adverse pressure gradient near the onset of curvature leads to sharp decrease in skin friction and…
In this work, a near-wall model, which couples the inverse of a recently developed compressible velocity transformation [Griffin, Fu, & Moin, PNAS, 118:34, 2021] and an algebraic temperature-velocity relation, is developed for high-speed…