A stochastic perturbation method to generate inflow turbulence in large-eddy simulation models: Application to neutrally stratified atmospheric boundary layers

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Munoz Esparza D ^a   Kosovic, B ^b   van Beeck, J ^c   Mirocha, J ^d  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c VON KARMAN INSTITUTE FOR FLUID DYNAMICS   (Belgium)

^d LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SHEAR STRESS; SPECIFIC HEAT; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WEATHER FORECASTING;

FINITE-AMPLITUDE PERTURBATIONS; LARGE-SCALE PERTURBATIONS; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS; SMALL AMPLITUDE PERTURBATIONS; STOCHASTIC PERTURBATION METHOD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL TURBULENCE; TURBULENT INFLOW CONDITIONS; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84924957641     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: 10897666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4913572     Document Type: Article

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