Global linear instability

V Theofilis - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2011 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews linear instability analysis of flows over or through complex two-
dimensional (2D) and 3D geometries. In the three decades since it first appeared in the …

The significance of simple invariant solutions in turbulent flows

G Kawahara, M Uhlmann… - Annual Review of Fluid …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Recent remarkable progress in computing power and numerical analysis is enabling us to
fill a gap in the dynamical systems approach to turbulence. A significant advance in this …

The development of algebraic stress models using a novel evolutionary algorithm

J Weatheritt, RD Sandberg - International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 2017 - Elsevier
This work presents developments to a novel evolutionary framework that symbolically
regresses algebraic forms of the Reynolds stress anisotropy tensor. This work contributes to …

Turbulence and secondary motions in square duct flow

S Pirozzoli, D Modesti, P Orlandi… - Journal of Fluid …, 2018 - cambridge.org
We study turbulent flows in pressure-driven ducts with square cross-section through direct
numerical simulation in a wide enough range of Reynolds number to reach flow conditions …

Reynolds number dependence of mean flow structure in square duct turbulence

A Pinelli, M Uhlmann, A Sekimoto… - Journal of fluid …, 2010 - cambridge.org
We have performed direct numerical simulations of turbulent flows in a square duct
considering a range of Reynolds numbers spanning from a marginal state up to fully …

Aspect ratio effects in turbulent duct flows studied through direct numerical simulation

R Vinuesa, A Noorani, A Lozano-Durán… - Journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Three-dimensional effects in turbulent duct flows, ie, sidewall boundary layers and
secondary motions, are studied by means of direct numerical simulation (DNS). The spectral …

Convergence of numerical simulations of turbulent wall-bounded flows and mean cross-flow structure of rectangular ducts

R Vinuesa, C Prus, P Schlatter, HM Nagib - Meccanica, 2016 - Springer
Convergence criteria for direct numerical simulations of turbulent channel and duct flows are
proposed. The convergence indicator for channels is defined as the deviation of the …

The instantaneous structure of secondary flows in turbulent boundary layers

C Vanderwel, A Stroh, J Kriegseis… - Journal of Fluid …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Secondary flows can develop in turbulent boundary layers that grow over surfaces with
spanwise inhomogeneities. In this article, we demonstrate the formation of secondary flows …

Secondary flow in turbulent ducts with increasing aspect ratio

R Vinuesa, P Schlatter, HM Nagib - Physical Review Fluids, 2018 - APS
Direct numerical simulations of turbulent duct flows with aspect ratios 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, and 14.4
at a center-plane friction Reynolds number Re τ, c≃ 180, and aspect ratios 1 and 3 at Re τ …

Numerical study of magnetohydrodynamic duct flow at high Reynolds and Hartmann numbers

D Krasnov, O Zikanov, T Boeck - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2012 - cambridge.org
High-resolution direct numerical simulations are conducted to analyse turbulent states of the
flow of an electrically conducting fluid in a duct of square cross-section with electrically …