A new two-scale model for large eddy simulation of wall-bounded flows

A new hybrid approach to model high Reynolds number wall-bounded turbulent flows is developed based on coupling a two-level simulation (TLS) approach (Kemenov and Menon, 2006 [1], 2007 [2] in the inner region with conventional large eddy simulation (LES) away from the wall. This new approach is significantly different from previous near-wall approaches for LES. In this hybrid TLS–LES approach, a very fine small-scale (SS) mesh is embedded inside the coarse LES mesh. The SS equations capture fine-scale temporal and spatial variations in all three Cartesian directions for all three velocity components near the wall. The TLS–LES equations are derived using a new scale separation operator that allows a smooth transition between the two regions, with the equations in the transition region obtained by blending the TLS large-scale and LES equations. New terms in the hybrid region are identified. The TLS–LES approach is used to study the near-wall features in canonical turbulent channel flows for a range of Reynolds number using relatively coarse large-scale (LS) grids. Results show that the TLS–LES approach is able to capture the effect of both the LS and SS features in the wall region consistently for the range of simulated Reynolds number.     

壁判据用于计算流体力学（CFD）可信度评估

本文把作者提出的近壁干扰剪切流动(ISF)全域理论与流体运动方程组及流体在壁面上无滑移条件相结合导出一组壁面判据.壁判据为计算流体力学(CFD)仿真的可信度评估提供了基于流体理论的一条直接验证途径.对不可压缩流动的十一个熟知的NS方程组精确解,包括二维驻点和斜入射再附点流,二维分离点和背风驻点流,轴对称驻点和背风驻点流,旋转圆盘附近的三维Von Karman 流、收缩和扩张渠道流和非定常斜入射三维驻点流;以及经典边界层及其无粘外流和相似性边界层及其粘外流的NS方程组解,提出可用于验证近壁流动计算的几个壁相关函数.证实它们准确满足所有壁判据;说明壁判据可用来检验NS方程组数值解近壁计算结果的计算精度并验证其可信度.     

On near wall measurements of wall bounded flows—The necessity of an accurate determination of the wall position

The present review paper is an account on the experimental determination of the wall position relative to the probe in wall-bounded turbulent flow studies. A thorough review on common measurement techniques as well as correction methods reveals, that there are a number of pitfalls, that—when not accounted for—can lead to wrong conclusions about the wall position and thereby also on the near-wall behaviour of mean and turbulence quantities. Employing the state-of-the-art databases from direct numerical simulations of wall-bounded turbulent flows various indirect methods have been tested and assessed in terms of their robustness and accuracy. It is also demonstrated that accurate measurements reaching the viscous sublayer are necessary in order to ensure a correctly deduced wall position, and dependent quantities as for instance the near-wall scaling of mean (e.g. Reynolds number dependence of the buffer region or the log law constants) and turbulence (e.g. the near-wall peak location of Reynolds stresses) quantities.In experiments using hot-wires near the wall it is well known that heat conduction between the hot-wire and the wall gives errors and mean velocity data from the viscous sublayer can usually not be used to determine the wall position. In this paper we introduce a new method which takes advantage of the similarity of the probability density distributions (pdf) in the near wall region. By using the high velocity data of the pdf, which is shown not to be affected by heat conduction, the heat conduction problem can be circumvented.Extensive appendices are included, describing the history and present knowledge about the scaling of the mean velocity in the near wall and overlap regions in wall bounded turbulent flows.     

湍流大涡数值模拟进展

本文简要陈述湍流大涡数值模拟的原理、优点,着重讨论湍流大涡数值模拟方法的关键问题及其可能解决的途径,包括脉动的过滤、亚格子模型、近壁模型和标量湍流的大涡数值模拟中的特殊问题.文章强调大涡数值模拟中亚格子应力的本质是可解尺度湍流和不可解尺度湍流动量间的输运,并以作者最近提出的新型亚格子模型说明发展亚格子模型的正确途径.文章最后提出湍流大涡数值模拟近期需要迫切解决的问题和其他具有挑战性的方向.     

Numerical simulations of shock/boundary layer interactions using time-dependent modeling techniques: A survey of recent results

Supersonic or hypersonic flows within and around flight vehicles inevitably involve interactions of strong shock waves with boundary layers. Flows within inlet/isolator configurations, and flows induced by control surface deflections are some examples. Such interactions are time dependent in nature and are often subject to low-frequency, large-scale motion that induces local pressure and heating loads. With recent increases in available computer power, it has now become possible to simulate such interactions at experimentally relevant Reynolds numbers using time-dependent techniques, such as direct numerical simulation (DNS), large-eddy simulation (LES), and hybrid large-eddy simulation/Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (LES–RANS) methods. This paper will survey some recent work in this area and will describe insights in shock/boundary layer interaction physics gained by using these high-fidelity methods. Attention will be focused on studies that compare directly with experimental data at the same (or nearly the same) Reynolds number. Challenges in the application of these techniques to even more complicated high-speed flow fields are also outlined.     

高雷诺数槽道湍流的壁面模化大涡模拟研究

选取基准壁湍流的槽道流动,研究了多种模型的壁面模化大涡模拟.模型包括经典的大涡模拟、Spalart-Allmaras、分离涡模拟和一种动态混合模型.基于摩擦速度的雷诺数范围为395~12000,采用3组粗糙网格,流向和展向维数分别同取37,49和65,法向维数保证y+(1)~1.主要研究平均速度、雷诺切应力分布、详细分析了各模型的特性差异并展示了相应的湍流结构.研究表明:在高雷诺数粗糙网格下,大涡模拟失去求解精度,分离涡模拟出现对数律不匹配,动态混合模型的计算接近直接数值模拟,其对数率区可解应力约占雷诺切应力的93%,边界层外层可解应力约占99%.这说明合适的混合模型可以在经济成本下保证计算精度,具有解决实际问题的潜力.      

壁面湍流模型对湍流分离流动数值模拟的影响

本文用三种近壁湍流模型计算了二个二维的湍流分离流动：单包流动和多包流动。结果表明：二层模型和低Reynolds数模型具有类似的特性。它们基本上给出合理的分离流动结构。壁函数的方法由于对数律的假定基本上不适合于计算湍流的分离流动。     

高超声速钝楔边界层转捩大涡模拟

 以五阶迎风和八阶对称格式混合差分格式求解三维可压缩滤波Navier-Stokes方程，对来流Mach数为6.0、半锥角5°的高超声速空间发展钝楔边界层转捩至完全湍流进行了大涡模拟。时间推进采用紧致存储三阶Runge-Kutta方法，亚格子尺度模型为Driest因子修正的Smagorinsky涡黏性模型。通过定常流场入口边界附近吹／吸引入不稳定扰动斜波的方法数值模拟得到了层流失稳转捩直至完全湍流的空间发展全过程。对扰动的线性、非线性增长以及湍流斑的形成和发展进行了分析，给出了转捩及完全湍流下的速度相关量统计并与实验、DNS结果进行了对比分析，计算结果与理论及实验吻合。     

Computation of unsteady turbomachinery flows: Part 2—LES and hybrids

The choice of turbulence model can have a strong impact on results for many turbomachinery zones. Palliative corrections to them and also transition modeling can have a further profound solution impact. The spectral gaps necessary for theoretically valid URANS solutions are also lacking in certain turbomachinery zones. Large Eddy Simulation (LES) alleviates the serious area of turbulence modeling uncertainty but with an extreme increase in computational cost. However, there seems a lack of validation data to explore in depth the performance of LES and thus strategies to refine it. LES best practices are needed. Although LES is, obviously, much less model dependent than RANS, grids currently used for more practical simulations are clearly insufficiently fine for the LES model and numerical schemes not to be playing an excessively strong role. Very few turbomachinery simulations make use of properly constructed, correlated turbulence inflow. Even if this is attempted, most measurement sets are incomplete and lack an adequate basis for modeling this inflow. Gas turbines are highly complex coupled systems and hence inflow and outflow boundary condition specification needs to go beyond just synthesizing turbulent structures and preventing their reflection.Despite the strong limitations of the dissipative Smagorinsky model, it still sees the most wide spread use, generally, in excessively dissipative flow solvers. Monotone Integrated LES (MILES) related approaches, hybrid LES–RANS and more advanced LES models seem to have an equal but subservient frequency of use in turbomachinery applications. Clearly the introduction of a RANS layer can have a substantial accuracy penalty. However, it does allow LES to be rationally used, albeit in a diluted sense for industrial applications. The Reynolds numbers found in turbomachinery are substantial. However, in certain areas evidence suggests they will not be enough to ensure a long inertial subrange and hence the use of standard LES modeling practices.Despite the excessively coarse grids used in much of the LES work reviewed, with essentially RANS based codes, meaningful results are often gained. This can perhaps be attributed to the choice of cases, these being ones for which RANS modeling gives extremely poor performance. It is a concern that for practical turbomachinery LES studies grid densities used tend to have an Reynolds number scaling to a strong negative power.     

GAO-YONG湍流模型对湍流传热的数值模拟

将GAO-YONG湍流模型应用于湍流传热的研究,分别计算了平板剪切湍流和二维平面冲击射流的湍流传热问题.边界层剪切湍流流动与换热的计算表明:与传统的湍流模型不同,GAO-YONG湍流模型不需要对近壁区域做任何特殊处理(比如壁面函数、低Reynolds数修正等)即可模拟出从壁面到主流区的全部流动与传热情况;另外,对于冲击射流Nusselt数的模拟也得到了与实验符合较好的计算结果,准确地捕捉到了2种冲击高度下流场换热的不同特征,表明了GAO-YONG湍流模型能够较高精度地计算湍流换热.      

超临界翼型低雷诺数流动分析及优化设计

以高空长航时无人机(UAV)翼型研究为背景,对超临界RAE2822翼型在高空高亚声速下的低雷诺数气动特性进行了数值模拟及优化设计研究。采用求解雷诺平均N-S方程的有限体积法,对典型低雷诺数下RAE2822翼型绕流进行数值模拟,验证了SST k-ω湍流模型的可靠性和准确性;基于不同高度不同雷诺数下RAE2822翼型的计算气动力对比分析,研究了高度增大所带来的低雷诺数效应;通过对低雷诺数下超临界翼型表面流场结构及流动机理的详细分析,提出了一种弱化激波的翼型设计思想,并通过优化算例验证了该思想的可行性。     

LES of film cooling for different jet fluids

The present paper investigates the impact of the velocity and density ratio on the turbulent mixing process in gas turbine blade film cooling.A cooling fluid is injected from an inclined pipe at α=30° into a turbulent boundary layer profile at a freestream Reynolds number of Re∞=400000.This jet-in-a-crossflow(JICF) problem is investigated using large-eddy simulations(LES).The governing equations comprise the Navier-Stokes equations plus additional transport equations for several species to simulate a non-reacting gas mixture.A variation of the density ratio is simulated by the heat-mass transfer analogy,i.e.,gases of different density are effused into an an air crossflow at a constant temperature.An efficient large-eddy simulation method for low subsonic flows based on an implicit dual time-stepping scheme combined with low Mach number preconditioning is applied.The numerical results and experimental velocity data measured using two-component particle-image velocimetry (PIV) are in excellent agreement.The results show the dynamics of the flow field in the vicinity of the jet hole,i.e.,the recirculation region and the inclination of the shear layers,to be mainly determined by the velocity ratio.However,evaluating the cooling efficiency downstream of the jet hole the mass flux ratio proves to be the dominant similarity parameter,i.e.,the density ratio between the fluids and the velocity ratio have to be considered.      

Numerical simulation of compression corner flows at Mach number 9

A hypersonic vehicle encounters a wide range of conditions during its complete flight regime. These flight conditions may vary from low to high Mach numbers with varying angles of attack. The near-wall viscous dissipation associated with flows at combined high Mach and Reynolds numbers leads to significant wall heat transfer rates and shear stresses. The shock wave/boundary-layer interaction results in a flow separation region, which commonly augments total pressure losses in the flow and lowers the efficiency of aerodynamic control surfaces such as fins installed on a vehicle. The standard turbulence models, when used to resolve such flows, result in incorrect separation bubble size for large separated flows. Therefore, it results in an inaccurate aerodynamic load, such as the wall pressures, skin friction distribution, and heat transfer rate. In previous studies, the application of the shock-unsteadiness correction to the standard two-equation k-ω turbulence model improved the separation bubble size leading to an accurate pressure prediction and shock definition with the assumption of constant Prandtl number. In the present work, the new shock-unsteadiness modification to the k-ω turbulence model is applied to the hypersonic compression corner flows. This new model with variable Prandtl number is based on the model parameter, which depends upon the local density ratio. The computed wall pressures, heat flux and flow field are compared to the experimental data. A parametric study is carried out by varying compression deflection angles, free stream Reynolds number and wall temperatures to compute the flow field and wall data accurately, particularly in the shock boundary layer interaction region. The new shock-unsteadiness modified k-ω model with variable Prandtl number shows an accurate prediction of initial pressure rise location, pressure distribution in the plateau region and heat flux in comparison to the standard k-ω model.     

二维进气道不启动流场非定常特性的混合LES/RANS模拟

采用一种混合大涡模拟/雷诺平均Navier-Stokes(LES/RANS)方程模拟方法结合5阶WENO(weighted essentially non-oscillatory)格式对马赫数为3的来流中、内收缩比为1.5的不启动状态下的二维进气道进行了计算,再现了不启动进气道中的非定常流场.计算结果表明:所采用的模拟方法对入口处的平均绝热壁温、摩擦速度和雷诺应力的计算精度较好,进气道不启动流场中激波波系和分离区存在大时空尺度的低频运动,其占主导的特征频率和典型的激波/湍流边界层干扰问题中激波和分离区的低频频率接近,且进气道出现了间歇性的启动状态.      

超声速膨胀角入射激波/湍流边界层干扰直接数值模拟

为了揭示膨胀效应对激波/湍流边界层干扰区内复杂流动现象的影响规律,采用直接数值模拟方法对来流马赫数2.9、30°激波角的入射激波与10°膨胀角湍流边界层相互作用问题进行了数值研究。系统地探讨了激波入射点分别位于膨胀角上游、膨胀角角点和膨胀角下游3种工况下膨胀角干扰区内若干基本流动现象,如分离泡、物面压力脉动及激波非定常运动、湍流边界层统计特性和相干结构动力学过程等。结果表明,激波入射点流向位置改变对分离区流向和法向尺度的影响显著,尤其是当激波入射点位于角点及其下游区域。研究发现,膨胀角干扰区内物面压力脉动强度急剧减小,分离区内压力波向下游传播速度将降低而在膨胀区内将升高,膨胀效应极大地抑制了分离激波的低频振荡运动。相较于入射激波与平板湍流边界层干扰,入射激波流向位置改变对膨胀角再附区速度剖面对数区及尾迹区影响显著,将导致其内层结构参数升高而外层降低,近壁区内将呈现远离一组元湍流状态的趋势。此外,流向速度脉动场本征正交分解分析指出,主模态空间结构集中在分离激波及剪切层根部附近而高阶模态以边界层内小尺度正负交替脉动结构为主。低阶重构流场结果表明,前者对应为分离泡低频膨胀/收缩过程而后者表征为分离泡高频脉动。     

N-S方程数值模拟方法研究及边界层中相干结构的非线性演化

建立了一套三维不可压流动的直接数值模拟方法。该算法在x及y向构造了基于非等间距网格的紧致有限差分格式和非线性项的迎风紧致型格式,在z向采用Fourier谱方法。并研究、提出了三维、非定常流体运动下游边界的无反射出流条件。另外,本文还构建了多涡结构的初始扰动理论模型,利用直接数值模拟的方法研究了边界层中多涡结构的非线性演化特点。结果表明多涡结构非线性演化中的许多特点,如雷诺应力分布、高剪切层的形成、喷射和扫掠等与壁湍流中相干结构的发展规律和现象十分相似。同时,通过对边界层中多涡结构的非线性演化问题的直接数值模拟,验证了该算法具有计算精度高,稳定性好,收敛速度快,出流边界影响小等优点。     

A Nonlinear Sub-grid Scale Model for Compressible Turbulent Flow

本文采用直接过滤的Navier-Stokes方程组作为可压缩湍流大涡模拟控制方程组。方程组中因过滤产生的高阶相关项用Taylor级数展开近似,但仅保留级数的一阶导数项。这样产生的误差相当于丢失了模型的部分耗散作用,本文用一种动力学非线性亚格子模型来补偿丢失的耗散影响。本文根据Caylay-Hamilton定理导出了一个非线性亚格子模型,模型中包含的系数由动力学模式确定。与传统的动力学Smagorinsky模式相比,这种动力学非线性模型(DNM)稳定性更好,且不需要在统计均匀方向进行统计平均来计算模型系数,因此减少了计算开销。本文用这种非线性亚格子模型对绕双椭球高超声速湍流进行了模拟,并将所得结果与实验值、计算值及理论值进行了对比。结果表明,本文模型可以有效地模拟可压缩湍流流场。     

Navier–Stokes analysis methods for turbulent jet flows with application to aircraft exhaust nozzles

This article presents the current status of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods as applied to the simulation of turbulent jet flowfields issuing from aircraft engine exhaust nozzles. For many years, Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) methods have been used routinely to calculate such flows, including very complex nozzle configurations. RANS methods replace all turbulent fluid dynamic effects with a turbulence model. Such turbulence models have limitations for jets with significant three-dimensionality, compressibility, and high temperature streams. In contrast to the RANS approach, direct numerical simulation (DNS) methods calculate the entire turbulent energy spectrum by resolving all turbulent motion down to the Kolmogorov scale. Although this avoids the limitations associated with turbulence modeling, DNS methods will remain computationally impractical in the foreseeable future for all but the simplest configurations. Large-Eddy simulation (LES) methods, which directly calculate the large-scale turbulent structures and reserve modeling only for the smallest scales, have been pursued in recent years and may offer the best prospects for improving the fidelity of turbulent jet flow simulations. A related approach is the group of hybrid RANS/LES methods, where RANS is used to model the small-scale turbulence in wall boundary layers and LES is utilized in regions dominated by the large-scale jet mixing. The advantages, limitations, and applicability of each approach are discussed and recommendations for further research are presented.     

A boundary surrogate model for micro/nano grooved surface structure applied in turbulence flow control over airfoil

The application of grooved surface structure is an emerging and effective means in turbulence flow control. However, for a realistic configuration, the global flow field described directly by simple application of massive grids makes it unfeasible to simulate. In this paper, a boundary surrogate model reproducing the effect of microscopic near-wall region is proposed to improve computational efficiency. The surrogate model trained with Lattice Boltzmann Method(LBM) considering the rarefied effec...     

绕钝体分离流动的非定常数值模拟研究

利用非定常RNGk-ε模型对三种典型的钝体绕流问题进行了研究,这三种流动分别为:方柱绕流、圆柱绕流和绕立方柱流动。研究表明了采用非定常雷诺平均方法可以研究钝体绕流的非定常流动,但所获得的结果各不相同。对于分离角固定的方柱绕流和绕立方柱流动,数值模拟结果和实验以及大涡模拟结果吻合较好,对于分离角不固定的圆柱绕流,随着雷诺数的增加,数值模拟结果和实验结果相差越大,分析认为这是由于壁面模型无法准确预测流动中不固定的分离角所致。改进了绕立方柱流动的模拟方法,采用非定常模拟方法后获得的结果要比定常模拟方法得到的结果有了根本改善。