A library for wall-modelled large-eddy simulation based on OpenFOAM technology

DOI10.1016/J.CPC.2019.01.016MaRDI QIDQ6157670zbMATH OpenWikidataFDO

Authors Timofey Mukha, Saleh Rezaeiravesh, M. Liefvendahl

Publication date 12 May 2023

Published in Computer Physics Communications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.11786

zbMATH Keywords

boundary layer turbulencecomputational methods in fluid dynamicslarge-eddy simulationswall modelling

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fluid mechanics (76-XX) Geophysics (86-XX)

Abstract: This work presents a feature-rich open-source library for wall-modelled large-eddy simulation (WMLES), which is a turbulence modelling approach that reduces the computational cost of traditional (wall-resolved) LES by introducing special treatment of the inner region of turbulent boundary layers (TBLs). The library is based on OpenFOAM and enhances the general-purpose LES solvers provided by this software with state-of-the-art wall modelling capability. In particular, the included wall models belong to the class of wall-stress models that account for the under-resolved turbulent structures by predicting and enforcing the correct local value of the wall shear stress. A review of this approach is given, followed by a detailed description of the library, discussing its functionality and extensible design. The included wall-stress models are presented, based on both algebraic and ordinary differential equations. To demonstrate the capabilities of the library, it was used for WMLES of turbulent channel flow and the flow over a backward-facing step (BFS). For each flow, a systematic simulation campaign was performed, in order to find a combination of numerical schemes, grid resolution and wall model type that would yield a good predictive accuracy for both the mean velocity field in the outer layer of the TBLs and the mean wall shear stress. The best result was achieved using a mildly dissipative second-order accurate scheme for the convective fluxes applied on an isotropic grid with 27000 cells per $delt{a}^3$-cube, where $delta$ is the thickness of the TBL or the half-height of the channel. An algebraic model based on Spalding's law of the wall was found to perform well for both flows. On the other hand, the tested more complicated models, which incorporate the pressure gradient in the wall shear stress prediction, led to less accurate results.

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