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Hybrid Reynolds-averaged Navier Stokes large eddy simulation (RANS LES) methods have become popular for simulation of massively separated flows at high Reynolds numbers due to their reduced computational cost and good accuracy. The current…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-02-19 Gaurav Kumar , Ashoke De , Harish Gopalan

Although Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations are still the dominant tool for engineering design and analysis applications involving turbulent flows, standard RANS models are known to be unreliable in many flows of engineering…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-09-11 Jin-Long Wu , Jian-Xun Wang , Heng Xiao , Julia Ling

Cavitation is a complex multiphase phenomenon characterised by vapour bubbles forming due to a sudden pressure drop and is often accompanied by increased hull vibrations, increased radiated noise and decrease in propeller and impeller…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-05-02 Dhruv Apte , Mingming Ge , Olivier Coutier-Delgosha

Predictive simulation of many complex flows requires moving beyond Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) based models to representations resolving at least some scales of turbulence in at least some regions of the flow. To resolve…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2018-12-11 Sigfried Haering , Todd A. Oliver , Robert D. Moser

The Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) models are the most common form of model in turbulence simulations. They are used to calculate Reynolds stress tensor and give robust results for engineering flows. But RANS model predictions have…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-03-17 Khashayar Nobarani , Seyed Esmaeil Razavi

Although an increased availability of computational resources has enabled high-fidelity simulations of turbulent flows, the RANS models are still the dominant tools for industrial applications. However, the predictive capabilities of RANS…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2018-11-19 Jian-Xun Wang , Jinlong Wu , Julia Ling , Gianluca Iaccarino , Heng Xiao

Extending gradient-type turbulence closures to turbulent premixed flames is challenging due to the significant influence of combustion heat release. We incorporate a deep neural network (DNN) into Reynolds-averaged Navier--Stokes (RANS)…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-06-18 Priyesh Kakka , Jonathan F. MacArt

Reliably predictive simulation of complex flows requires a level of model sophistication and robustness exceeding the capabilities of current Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) models. The necessary capability can often be provided by…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-01-20 Sigfried W. Haering , Todd A. Oliver , Robert D. Moser

Accurate and robust models for the pressure strain correlation are an essential component for the success of Reynolds Stress Models in turbulent flow simulations. However replicating the non-local action of pressure using only local tensors…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2019-03-14 Jyoti Prakash Panda

In the turbulence modeling community, significant efforts have been made to quantify the uncertainties in the Reynolds-Averaged Navier--Stokes (RANS) models and to improve their predictive capabilities. Of crucial importance in these…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2017-10-11 Heng Xiao , Jin-Long Wu , Jian-xun Wang , Eric G. Paterson

We examine the role of anisotropic subgrid-scale (SGS) stress in wall-modeled large-eddy simulation (WMLES) of flow over a spanwise-uniform Gaussian-shaped bump, with emphasis on predicting flow separation. The simulations show that…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-04-22 Di Zhou , H. Jane Bae

Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS) method will still play a vital role in the following several decade in aerospace engineering. Although RANS models are widely used, empiricism and large discrepancies between models reduce the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2018-07-05 Weiwei Zhang , Linyang Zhu , Yilang Liu , Jiaqing Kou

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…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-10-02 Hansong Xie , Mengjuan Xiao , Yousheng Zhang , Yaomin Zhao

In many engineering and industrial applications, the investigation of rotating turbulent flow is of great interest. In rotor-stator cavities, the centrifugal and Coriolis forces have a strong influence on the turbulence by producing a…

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a useful tool for prediction of turbulence in aerodynamic and biomedical applications. The choice of appropriate turbulence models is key to reaching accurate predictions. The present investigation…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2018-03-13 Fardin Khalili , Peshala P. T. Gamage , Hansen A. Mansy

The Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) approach remains a backbone for turbulence modeling due to its high cost-effectiveness. Its accuracy is largely based on a reliable Reynolds stress anisotropy tensor closure model. There has been…

In large-eddy simulations, subgrid-scale (SGS) processes are parameterized as a function of filtered grid-scale variables. First-order, algebraic SGS models are based on the eddy-viscosity assumption, which does not always hold for…

Solving the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations (RANS) closed with an eddy viscosity computed through a turbulence model is still the leading approach for Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations. Unfortunately, universal models with…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-09-18 Marco Castelletti , Maurizio Quadrio

The Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations for steady-state assessment of incompressible turbulent flows remain the workhorse for practical computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applications. Consequently, improvements in speed or…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2020-12-04 Romit Maulik , Himanshu Sharma , Saumil Patel , Bethany Lusch , Elise Jennings

The emerging push of the differentiable programming paradigm in scientific computing is conducive to training deep learning turbulence models using indirect observations. This paper demonstrates the viability of this approach and presents…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-04-13 Carlos A. Michelén Ströfer , Heng Xiao