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Simulation of turbulent flows with the entropic multirelaxation time lattice Boltzmann method on body-fitted meshes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2018

G. Di Ilio ,
B. Dorschner ,
G. Bella ,
S. Succi  and
I. V. Karlin Open the ORCID record for I. V. Karlin [Opens in a new window]
G. Di Ilio*
Affiliation:
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Rome ‘Niccolò Cusano’, 00166 Rome, Italy
B. Dorschner
Affiliation:
Aerothermochemistry and Combustion Systems Laboratory, Institute of Energy Technology, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
G. Bella
Affiliation:
Department of Enterprise Engineering, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’, 00133 Rome, Italy
S. Succi
Affiliation:
Istituto Applicazioni Calcolo, CNR, 00185 Rome, Italy Center for Life Nano Science, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 00161 Rome, Italy
I. V. Karlin
Affiliation:
Aerothermochemistry and Combustion Systems Laboratory, Institute of Energy Technology, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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†Email address for correspondence: giovanni.diilio@unicusano.it
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Abstract

We propose a body-fitted mesh approach based on a semi-Lagrangian streaming step combined with an entropy-based collision model. After determining the order of convergence of the method, we analyse the flow past a circular cylinder in the lower subcritical regime, at a Reynolds number $Re=3900$, in order to assess the numerical performances for wall-bounded turbulence. The results are compared to experimental and numerical data available in the literature. Overall, the agreement is satisfactory. By adopting an efficient local refinement strategy together with the enhanced stability features of the entropic model, this method extends the range of applicability of the lattice Boltzmann approach to the solution of realistic fluid dynamics problems, at high Reynolds numbers, involving complex geometries.

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Mathematical Foundations: Computational methods Turbulent Flows: Turbulent Flows Turbulent Flows: Turbulence simulation

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 849 , 25 August 2018 , pp. 35 - 56
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