Comparison of computational codes for direct numerical simulations of turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection

DOI10.1016/J.COMPFLUID.2018.01.010zbMath1390.76181arXiv1802.09054OpenAlexW2789231469MaRDI QIDQ1649693

Susanne Horn, Erwin P. van der Poel, Gijs L. Kooij, E. M. A. Frederix, Richard J. A. M. Stevens, Detlef Lohse, Roberto Verzicco, Mikhail A. Botchev, Ol'ga Andreevna Shishkina, Geurts, Bernard J.

Publication date: 28 June 2018

Published in: Computers and Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.09054

zbMATH Keywords

heat transferRayleigh-Bénard convectiondirect numerical simulations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Direct numerical and large eddy simulation of turbulence (76F65) Convective turbulence (76F35)

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Uses Software

• OpenFOAM
• Nek5000
• AFiD_GPU
• RBflow
• Goldfish
• AFiD

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