A numerical study of scalar dispersion downstream of a wall-mounted cube using direct simulations and algebraic flux models

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 805-819

  Rossi, R ^a,b   Philips, D A ^b   Iaccarino, G ^b  

^a Università degli Studi di Bologna   (Italy)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Algebraic flux models; Direct numerical simulations; Point source; Scalar dispersion; Wall mounted cube

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRAIC FLUX MODEL; CIRCULAR SOURCES; COHERENT STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DIFFUSION MECHANISMS; DIFFUSIVITIES; DIRECT SIMULATION; EDDY-DIFFUSIVITY MODELS; INTENSITY PROFILES; MIXING PROCESS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PASSIVE SCALARS; POINT SOURCES; REFERENCE DATABASE; REYNOLDS; REYNOLDS STRESS; SCALAR DISPERSION; SCALAR FLUCTUATIONS; SCALAR FLUXES; TRANSPORT SCHEMES; TURBULENCE CLOSURES; VORTEX PAIR; WALL-MOUNTED CUBE;

ALGEBRA; DIFFUSION; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; GEOMETRY; MIXED CONVECTION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REYNOLDS EQUATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE MODELS;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 77956063178     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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