DNS of Wall-Bounded Turbulent Flows: A First Principle Approach (Paperback)

1. Introduction:

i) Deterministic study: Experimental and numerical approaches for receptivity / instability/ transition

ii) Stochastic studies: Experimental and theoretical approaches to transition to turbulence

iii) Why linear and nonlinear approaches needed? 

iv) Obtaining equilibrium flow and its instability.

v) Simulating transitional / turbulent flows by DNS and LES

2. DNS of Navier-Stokes Equation:

i) Numerical  methods for developing DNS/ LES codes with respect to numerical properties of model equations for: (a) convection equation; (b) convection-diffusion equation and (c) Taylor-Green vortex problem.

ii) Error dynamics of various methods used in LES and DNS.

iii) High accuracy compact schemes 

iv) Dispersion relation preservation (DRP) properties of numerical methods

v) Design of DRP schemes for DNS/LES

vi) Numerical F

vii) Formulations of DNS: Various forms of governing equations and associated error metrics’ behavior.

viii) Details of (a) stream function-vorticity and (b) velocity-vorticity formulations for DNS/ LES of fluid flow and heat transfer.  

   

3. Receptivity and Instability: 

i) Linear stability / receptivity theories: Classical approaches and Signal problem. 

ii) Solving stiff differential equations: compound matrix and implicit Runge-Kutta methods

iii) Ambiguities of spatial and temporal linear theories: Example of mixed convection problem. 

iv) Spatio-temporal approach: Bromwich contour integral method. 

v) Centrality of nonlinear and nonparallel effects: Solving receptivity problem by DNS. 

vi) Direct simulation of instability of mixed convection flows: New generic theorems of insta

4. Analysis by different nonlinear theories for fluid flows

a. Theory based on total mechanical energy; Vortex ?induced instability

b. Enstrophy transport equation and its use in vorticity dynamics

c. Proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) based approach to study nonlinear/ linear instability.

5. 2D Turbulence: 

i) From linear theory to DNS of 2D turbulence via deterministic routes. 

ii) By-pass transition routes of transition to turbulence: Flow past NLF airfoil.

iii) Excitation by periodic free-stream convecting vortices

6. 3D Routes to Turbulence:

i) Experimental demonstration of 3D routes: K- and H-types of transition. 

ii) Computational evidences for (a) spanwise modulated excitation and (b) Gaussian circular patch excitation

Characterization of coherent vertical structures

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