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Direct numerical simulation of supersonic pipe flow at moderate Reynolds number
Full text linkWe study compressible turbulent flow in a circular pipe at computationally high Reynolds number. Classical related issues are addressed and discussed in light of the DNS data, including validity of compressibility transformations, velocity/temperature relations, passive scalar statistics, and size of turbulent eddies. Regarding velocity statistics, we find that Huang's transformation yields excellent universality of the scaled Reynolds stresses distributions, whereas the transformation proposed by Trettel and Larsson (2016) yields better representation of the effects of strong variation of density and viscosity occurring in the buffer layer on the mean velocity distribution. A clear logarithmic layer is recovered in terms of transformed velocity and wall distance coordinates at the higher Reynolds number under scrutiny (Re τ ≈ 1000), whereas the core part of the flow is found to be characterized by a universal parabolic velocity profile. Based on formal similarity between the streamwise velocity and the passive scalar transport equations, we further propose an extension of the above compressibility transformations to also achieve universality of passive scalar statistics. Analysis of the velocity/temperature relationship provides evidence for quadratic dependence which is very well approximated by the thermal analogy proposed by Zhang et al. (2014). The azimuthal velocity and scalar spectra show an organization very similar to canonical incompressible flow, with a bump-shaped distribution across the flow scales, whose peak increases with the wall distance. We find that the size growth effect is well accounted for through an effective length scale accounting for the local friction velocity and for the local mean shear
Direct numerical simulation of developed compressible flow in square ducts
Full text linkWe carry out direct numerical simulation of compressible square duct flow in the range of bulk Mach numbers M b =0.2−3, and up to friction Reynolds number Re τ =500. The effects of flow compressibility on the secondary motions are found to be negligible, with the typical Mach number associated with the cross-stream flow always less than 0.1. As in the incompressible case, we find that the wall law for the mean streamwise velocity applies with good approximation with respect to the nearest wall, upon suitable compressibility transformation. The same conclusion also applies to a passive scalar field, whereas the mean temperature does not exhibit inertial layers because of nonuniformity of the aerodynamic heating. We further find that the same temperature/velocity relation that holds for planar channels is applicable with good approximation for square ducts, and develop a similar relation between temperature and passive scalars
STREAmS-2.0: Supersonic turbulent accelerated Navier-Stokes solver version 2.0
No full textWe present STREAmS-2.0, an updated version of the flow solver STREAmS, first introduced in Bernardini et al. (2021) [1]. STREAmS-2.0 has an object-oriented design which separates the physics equations from the specific back-end, making the code more suitable for future expansions, such as porting to novel computing architectures or implementation of additional flow physics. Similarly to the previous version, STREAmS-2.0 supports NVIDIA-GPU and CPU back-ends. Additionally, this version features improvements of the input/output data management, new energy and entropy preserving schemes for the discretization of the convective fluxes, recycling/rescaling inflow boundary condition, and a model for thermally perfect gases with variable specific heats. New version program summary: Program Title: STREAmS CPC Library link to program files: https://doi.org/10.17632/hdcgjpzr3y.2 Developer's repository link: https://github.com/STREAmS-CFD/STREAmS-2 Licensing provisions: GPLv3 Programming language: Fortran, CUDA Journal reference of previous version: M. Bernardini, D. Modesti, F. Salvadore, and S. Pirozzoli. STREAmS: a high-fidelity accelerated solver for direct numerical simulation of compressible turbulent flows. Comput. Phys. Commun. 263 (2021) 107906. Does the new version supersede the previous version?: Yes. Reasons for the new version: New code structure and release of new features. Summary of revisions: • The original solver [1] has been rewritten following an object-oriented design implemented through Fortran derived types that include variables and type bound procedures. The new software architecture has been designed to increase modularity and extensibility of the code, allowing users to add new back-ends and physics equations while maintaining the same code structure. This allows users to reuse portions of the code that are independent of the physics equations, the back-end, or both. The layer of computing procedures maintains a lean structure that can be highly optimized with respect to the implemented back-end. • Input handling is now based on the classic.ini format improving both user readability and input data management. • A family of new kinetic energy and entropy preserving schemes (KEEP) are now available and can be selected for stable, non-dissipative and accurate spatial discretization of the convective terms of the Navier–Stokes equations in smooth flow regions [2]. Concerning the shock-capturing flux, the improved low-dissipative WENO-Z scheme proposed by [3] is now available. • New inflow boundary conditions based on the recycling/rescale approach [4] have been implemented for the simulation of spatially evolving compressible turbulent boundary layers. Moreover, a new inflow condition based on the solution of the compressible Blasius equation is available to take into account the case of laminar boundary layers. • The constitutive relations have been generalized to take into account thermally perfect gases with variable specific heats, approximated with polynomial functions of the temperature that can be specified by the user [5]. • A new stretching function has been implemented to improve the distribution of grid nodes for the computation of wall-bounded turbulent flows. The formulation blends uniform near-wall spacing with uniform resolution in terms of Kolmogorov units in the outer wall layer, guaranteeing accuracy with higher computational efficiency [6]. Nature of problem: The code solves the compressible Navier–Stokes equations in Cartesian coordinates for a thermally perfect gas. The solver is designed for direct numerical simulation (DNS) of compressible supersonic turbulent boundary layers and various canonical configurations are supported, including turbulent channel flow, laminar and turbulent boundary layer and shock-wave/boundary layer interaction. Solution method: The equations are discretized using high-order finite difference approximations with hybrid low-dissipative/shock-capturing capabilities and the time advancement is performed using a Runge–Kutta scheme. References: [1] M. Bernardini, D. Modesti, F. Salvadore, S. Pirozzoli, STREAmS: A high-fidelity accelerated solver for direct numerical simulation of compressible turbulent flows, Comput. Phys. Commun. 263 (2021) 107906. [2] Y. Tamaki, Y. Kuya, S. Kawai, Comprehensive analysis of entropy conservation property of non-dissipative schemes for compressible flows: KEEP scheme redefined, J. Comput. Phys. 468 (2022) 111494. [3] R. Borges, M. Carmona, B. Costa, W. Don, An improved weighted essentially non-oscillatory scheme for hyperbolic conservation laws, J. Comput. Phys. 227 (6) (2008) 3191–3211, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2007.11.038 [4] S. Pirozzoli, M. Bernardini, F. Grasso, Direct numerical simulation of transonic shock/boundary layer interaction under conditions of incipient separation, J. Fluid Mech. 657 (2010) 361–393. [5] B. J. McBride, M. J. Zehe, S. Gordon, NASA Glenn coefficients for calculating thermodynamic properties of individual species, NASA/TP 211556, NASA, 2002. [6] S. Pirozzoli, P. Orlandi, Natural grid stretching for DNS of wall-bounded flows, J. Comput. Phys. 439 (2021) 110408.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Aerodynamic
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay with kinetochore detection in colchicine-treated human fibroblasts.
No full textDirect numerical simulation of supersonic turbulent flows over rough surfaces
Full text linkWe perform direct numerical simulation of supersonic turbulent channel flow over cubical roughness elements, spanning bulk Mach numbers -, both in the transitional and fully rough regime. We propose a novel definition of roughness Reynolds number which is able to account for the viscosity variations at the roughness crest and should be used to compare rough-wall flows across different Mach numbers. As in the incompressible flow regime, the mean velocity profile shows a downward shift with respect to the baseline smooth wall cases, however, the magnitude of this velocity deficit is largely affected by the Mach number. Compressibility transformations are able to account for this effect, and data show a very good agreement with the incompressible fully rough asymptote, when the relevant roughness Reynolds number is used. Velocity statistics present outer layer similarity with the equivalent smooth wall cases, however, this does not hold for the thermal field, which is substantially affected by the roughness, even in the channel core. We show that this is a direct consequence of the quadratic temperature-velocity relation which is also valid for rough walls. Analysis of the heat transfer shows that the relative drag increase is always larger than the relative heat transfer enhancement, however, increasing the Mach number brings data closer to the Reynolds analogy line due to the rising relevance of the aerodynamic heating
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
A priori tests of eddy viscosity models in square duct flow
No full textWe carry out a priori tests of linear and nonlinear eddy viscosity models using direct numerical simulation (DNS) data of square duct flow up to friction Reynolds number Re τ= 1055. We focus on the ability of eddy viscosity models to reproduce the anisotropic Reynolds stress tensor components aij responsible for turbulent secondary flows, namely the normal stress a22 and the secondary shear stress a23. A priori tests on constitutive relations for aij are performed using the tensor polynomial expansion of Pope (J Fluid Mech 72:331–340, 1975), whereby one tensor base corresponds to the linear eddy viscosity hypothesis and five bases return exact representation of aij. We show that the bases subset has an important effect on the accuracy of the stresses and the best results are obtained when using tensor bases which contain both the strain rate and the rotation rate. Models performance is quantified using the mean correlation coefficient with respect to DNS data C~ ij, which shows that the linear eddy viscosity hypothesis always returns very accurate values of the primary shear stress a12 (C~ 12> 0.99), whereas two bases are sufficient to achieve good accuracy of the normal stress and secondary shear stress (C~ 22= 0.911 , C~ 23= 0.743). Unfortunately, RANS models rely on additional assumptions and a priori analysis carried out on popular models, including k–ε and v2–f, reveals that none of them achieves ideal accuracy. The only model based on Pope’s expansion which approaches ideal performance is the quadratic correction of Spalart (Int J Heat Fluid Flow 21:252–263, 2000), which has similar accuracy to models using four or more tensor bases. Nevertheless, the best results are obtained when using the linear correction to the v2–f model developed by Pecnik and Iaccarino (AIAA Paper 2008-3852, 2008), although this is not built on the canonical tensor polynomial as the other models.Aerodynamic
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