Parallel adaptive mesh refinement for large-eddy simulations of turbulent flows

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 110, Issue , 2015, Pages 48-61

  Antepara, O ^a   Lehmkuhl, O ^a,b   Borrell, R ^b   Chiva, J ^a   Oliva, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Termo Fluids ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

LES; Parallel adaptive mesh refinement; Physics based criteria; Turbulent flow around bluff bodies

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SUPERCOMPUTERS; TURBULENT FLOW;

ADAPTIVE MESH REFINEMENT; BLUFF BODY; CONSERVATION PROPERTIES; DIFFERENTIAL OPERATORS; FLOW AROUND A SQUARE CYLINDER; LES; PHYSICS-BASED; REFINEMENT TECHNIQUES;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

EID: 84922422488     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2014.09.050     Document Type: Article

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