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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Toward Ideal Large-Eddy Simulation

Abstract

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It is established that there is a subgrid model for large-eddy simulation (LES) of turbulence that is provably ideal in at least two important senses: a simulation using the ideal model matches all spatial statistics and minimizes error in the large-scale dynamics. However, the ideal model embodies a tremendous amount of information, making it impractical to determine. Instead, it must be approximated. The ideal subgrid model is approximated with a simple class of stochastic estimates, and the resulting optimal models retain some of the statistical properties of the ideal model. Statistics required to find the optimal subgrid models are computed from realizations of a direct numerical simulation (DNS) of forced isotropic turbulence with microscale Reynolds number Rlambda = 164. Optimal models are studied for two LES representations.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Mechanical Engineering
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2015

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Langford, Jacob Anthony
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Moser, Robert D.

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI9990213
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/77690

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Langford, Jacob Anthony. Toward Ideal Large-Eddy Simulation. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/77690