Large Eddy Simulation of Complex Engineering and Geophysical Flows

Originally published in 1993, this book was the first to offer a comprehensive review of large eddy simulations (LES).

Boris Galperin (Edited by), Steven A. Orszag (Edited by)

9780521131339, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 11 February 2010

624 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm, 0.9 kg

Originally published in 1993, this book was the first to offer a comprehensive review of large eddy simulations (LES) - the history, state of the art, and promising directions for research. Among topics covered are fundamentals of LES; LES of incompressible, compressible, and reacting flows; LES of atmospheric, oceanic, and environmental flows; and LES and massivelt parallel computing. The book grew out of an international workshop that, for the first time, brought together leading researchers in engineering and geophysics to discuss developments and applications of LES models in their respective fields. It will be of value to anyone with an interest in turbulence modelling.

Part I. Fundamentals of Large Eddy Simulation: 1. Some historical remarks on the use of nonlinear viscosities Joseph Smagorinsky
2. Subgrid-scale modelling Joel H. Ferziger
3. Some basic challenges for large eddy simulation research Steven A. Orszag, Ilya Staroselsky and Victor Yakhot
4. Some contributions of two-point closure to large eddy simulations Jackson R. Herring and Robert M. Kerr
5. Stochastic backscatter formulation for three-dimensional compressible flows Cecil E. Leith
Part II. Large Eddy Simulation in Engineering: 6. Applications of large eddy simulations in engineering: an overview Ugo Piomelli
7. Large eddy simulation of scalar transport with the dynamic subgrid-scale model William Cabot and Parviz Moin
8. Renormalisation group theory simulation of transitional and turbulent flow over a backward-facing step George E. Karniadakis, Steven A. Orszag and Victor Yakhot
9. Spectral large eddy simulation of turbulent shear flows Marcel Lesieur, Olivier Metais, Xavier Normand and Aristeu Silveira-Neto
10. Anisotropic representation of subgrid-scale reynolds stress in large eddy simulation Kiyosi Horiuti
11. Large eddy simulation of transitional flow Thomas A. Zang and Ugo Piomelli
12. Direct numerical simulation and large eddy simulation of compressible turbulence Gordon Erlebacher and Mohammed Y. Hussaini
13. Large eddy simulation of mixing layers Saad A. Ragab and Shaw-Ching Sheen
14. A linear-eddy mixing model for large eddy simulation of turbulent combustion Suresh Menon, Patrick A. McMurtry and Alan R. Kerstein
15. Direct numerical simulation and large eddy simulation of reacting homogenous turbulence Cyrus K. Madnia and Peyman Givi
Part III. Large Eddy Simulation in Geophysics: 16. Large eddy simulation in geophysical turbulence parameterisation: an overview John C. Wyngaard and Chin-Hoh Moeng
17. Using the regional atmospheric modelling system in the large eddy simulation mode: from inhomogenous surfaces to cirrus clouds William R. Cotton, Robert L. Walko, Keeley R. Costigan, Piotr J. Flatau and Roger A. Pielke
18. Large eddy simulation of turbulent convection over flat and wavy surfaces Ulrich Schumann
19. The role of oceans in climate change: a challenge to large eddy simulation Greg Holloway
20. Modelling the oceanic planetary boundary layer James C. McWilliams, Patrick C. Gallacher, Chin Hoh Moeng and John C. Wyngaard
21. Diapycnal mixing in the ocean: a review Peter Muller
22. Near-surface mixing and the ocean's role in climate Mark A. Cane
23. Conjunctive filtering procedures in surface water flow and transport Keith W. Bedford and Woon K. Yeo
24. Leonard and cross-term approximations on the anisotropically filtered equations of motion Alvaro A. Aldama
25. Large eddy simulation as a tool in engineering and geophysics: panel discussion Thomas A. Zang
Part IV. Large Eddy Simulation and Massively Parallel Computing: 26. Parallel computing for large eddy simulation Cecil E. Leith
27. Geophysical fluid dynamics, large eddy simulation and massively parallel computing William P. Dannevik
Index.

Subject Areas: Mechanical engineering [TGB]