Synthetic turbulent inflow conditions based on a vortex method for large-eddy simulation (Q979549)

Summary: The generation of 'synthetic turbulence' for inflow conditions in Large Eddy Simulation is investigated. The method is based on a 2D vortex method for the lateral components of the fluctuating velocity and a 1D Langevin equation for the streamwise velocity component, mimicking a Restress transport model. Channel flow at \(\text{Re}_{\tau} = 395\) and pipe flow at \(\text{Re}_{\tau} = 360\) are used to test the 'synthetic turbulence' alone in the 2D inlet plane, then LES computations are run with these inlet conditions. Finally, the method is applied to a backward facing step with and without heat transfer.