Residual distribution method for high Reynolds number simulations on complex geometries

Majewski, J.; Szaltys, P.; Wyrozębski, Marcin

doi:10.1016/j.compfluid.2018.01.028

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“…Because of its simple geometric features, it is widely used for verification of turbulence models. It has been computed by researchers seeking validation of their numerical scheme or time-stepping method (Kalkote et al, 2018a;Swanson and Turkel, 1987;Kroll et al, 2010;Abgrall and De Santis, 2013;Kalkote et al, 2018b) for laminar flows and for fully turbulent flows (Assam et al, 2018;Ladson, 1988;Majewski et al, 2018).…”

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Performance of the k-kL model for aerodynamics applications

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the predictability of the recently proposed length scale-based two-equation k-kL model for external aerodynamic flows such as those also encountered in the high-lift devices. Design/methodology/approach The two-equation k-kL model solves the transport equations of turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) and the product of TKE and the integral length scale to obtain the effect of turbulence on the mean flow field. In theory, the use of governing equation for length scale (kL) along with the TKE promises applicability in a wide range of applications in both free-shear and wall-bounded flows with eddy-resolving capability. Findings The model is implemented in the in-house unstructured grid computational fluid dynamics solver to investigate its performance for airfoils in difficult-to-predict situations, including stalling and separation. The numerical findings show the good capability of the model in handling the complex flow physics in the external aerodynamic computations. Originality/value The model performance is studied for stationary turbulent external aerodynamic flows, using five different airfoils, including two multi-element airfoils in high-lift configurations which, in the knowledge of the authors, have not been simulated with k-kL model until now.