Isogeometric analysis: CAD, finite elements, NURBS, exact geometry and mesh refinement

TJR Hughes, JA Cottrell, Y Bazilevs - Computer methods in applied …, 2005 - Elsevier
The concept of isogeometric analysis is proposed. Basis functions generated from NURBS
(Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines) are employed to construct an exact geometric model. For …

Combined immersed-boundary finite-difference methods for three-dimensional complex flow simulations

EA Fadlun, R Verzicco, P Orlandi… - Journal of computational …, 2000 - Elsevier
A second-order accurate, highly efficient method is developed for simulating unsteady three-
dimensional incompressible flows in complex geometries. This is achieved by using …

Variational multiscale residual-based turbulence modeling for large eddy simulation of incompressible flows

Y Bazilevs, VM Calo, JA Cottrell, TJR Hughes… - Computer methods in …, 2007 - Elsevier
We present an LES-type variational multiscale theory of turbulence. Our approach derives
completely from the incompressible Navier–Stokes equations and does not employ any ad …

Numerical studies of flow over a circular cylinder at

AG Kravchenko, P Moin - Physics of fluids, 2000 - pubs.aip.org
Flow over a circular cylinder at Reynolds number 3900 is studied numerically using the
technique of large eddy simulation. The computations are carried out with a high-order …

Isogeometric collocation: Cost comparison with Galerkin methods and extension to adaptive hierarchical NURBS discretizations

D Schillinger, JA Evans, A Reali, MA Scott… - Computer Methods in …, 2013 - Elsevier
We compare isogeometric collocation with isogeometric Galerkin and standard C 0 finite
element methods with respect to the cost of forming the matrix and residual vector, the cost …

Large eddy simulation of turbulent Taylor–Couette flow using isogeometric analysis and the residual-based variational multiscale method

Y Bazilevs, I Akkerman - Journal of Computational Physics, 2010 - Elsevier
We present an application of the residual-based variational multiscale turbulence modeling
(RBVMS) methodology to the computation of turbulent Taylor–Couette flow at high Reynolds …

Direct numerical simulation of a supersonic turbulent boundary layer at Mach 2.5

SE Guarini, RD Moser, K Shariff… - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2000 - cambridge.org
A direct numerical simulation of a supersonic turbulent boundary layer has been performed.
We take advantage of a technique developed by Spalart for incompressible flow. In this …

Isogeometric variational multiscale modeling of wall-bounded turbulent flows with weakly enforced boundary conditions on unstretched meshes

Y Bazilevs, C Michler, VM Calo, TJR Hughes - Computer Methods in …, 2010 - Elsevier
In this work, we combine (i) NURBS-based isogeometric analysis,(ii) residual-driven
turbulence modeling and iii) weak imposition of no-slip and no-penetration Dirichlet …

Weak Dirichlet boundary conditions for wall-bounded turbulent flows

Y Bazilevs, C Michler, VM Calo, TJR Hughes - Computer Methods in …, 2007 - Elsevier
In turbulence applications, strongly imposed no-slip conditions often lead to inaccurate
mean flow quantities for coarse boundary-layer meshes. To circumvent this shortcoming …

The role of continuity in residual-based variational multiscale modeling of turbulence

I Akkerman, Y Bazilevs, VM Calo, TJR Hughes… - Computational …, 2008 - Springer
This paper examines the role of continuity of the basis in the computation of turbulent flows.
We compare standard finite elements and non-uniform rational B-splines (NURBS) …