Large Eddy Simulation of Complex Engineering and Geophysical Flows [Paperback]

Originally published in 1993, this book was the first to offer a comprehensive review of large eddy simulations (LES).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. It will be of value to anyone with an interest in turbulence modelling.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. It will be of value to anyone with an interest in turbulence modelling.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 lÃj