Evaluation of dynamic subgrid-scale models in large-eddy simulations of neutral turbulent flow over a two-dimensional sinusoidal hill

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2719-2728

  Wan, Feng ^a   Porté Agel, Fernando ^a   Stoll, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Large eddy simulation; Subgrid scale modeling; Two dimensional sinusoidal hill

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOMENTUM; WIND TUNNELS;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYERS; HETEROGENEOUS TERRAIN; SUBGRID SCALE MODELING; TWO DIMENSIONAL SINUSOIDAL HILL;

TURBULENT FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; COMPLEX TERRAIN; EDDY COVARIANCE; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MOMENTUM; SCALE EFFECT; SIMULATION; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; TURBULENT FLOW;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR FLOW; SIMULATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33947526721     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.11.054     Document Type: Article

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