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Large-eddy simulation of turbulent flow over a parametric set of bumps

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2019

Racheet Matai Open the ORCID record for Racheet Matai [Opens in a new window]  and
Paul Durbin
Racheet Matai*
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, USA
Paul Durbin
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, USA
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†Email address for correspondence: rmatai@iastate.edu
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Abstract

Turbulent flow over a series of increasingly high, two-dimensional bumps is studied by well-resolved large-eddy simulation. The mean flow and Reynolds stresses for the lowest bump are in good agreement with experimental data. The flow encounters a favourable pressure gradient over the windward side of the bump, but does not relaminarize, as is evident from near-wall fluctuations. A patch of high turbulent kinetic energy forms in the lee of the bump and extends into the wake. It originates near the surface, before flow separation, and has a significant influence on flow development. The highest bumps create a small separation bubble, whereas flow over the lowest bump does not separate. The log law is absent over the entire bump, evidencing strong disequilibrium. This dataset was created for data-driven modelling. An optimization method is used to extract fields of variables that are used in turbulence closure models. From this, it is shown how these models fail to correctly predict the behaviour of these variables near to the surface. The discrepancies extend further away from the wall in the adverse pressure gradient and recovery regions than in the favourable pressure gradient region.

JFM classification

Turbulent Flows: Turbulence modelling Turbulent Flows: Turbulence simulation Turbulent Flows: Turbulent boundary layers
Type
JFM Papers
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 866 , 10 May 2019 , pp. 503 - 525
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© 2019 Cambridge University Press 

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