Large Eddy Simulation
Large Eddy Simulation (LES) is a turbulence modeling technique that explicitly resolves large-scale turbulent eddies while modeling small-scale subgrid-scale (SGS) motions. Introduced by Joseph Smagorinsky in 1963, LES represents a middle ground between Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) and Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS). By capturing the energy-containing scales of turbulence, LES provides superior accuracy for transient flows and complex geometries at computational costs significantly lower than DNS.
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- Smagorinsky, J. (1963). General circulation experiments with the primitive equations: I. The basic experiment. Monthly Weather Review, 91(3), 99-164. · DOI 10.1175/1520-0493(1963)091<0099:GCEWTP>2.3.CO;2
- Leonard, A. (1974). Energy cascade in large-eddy simulations of turbulent fluid flows. Advances in Geophysics, 18, 237-248. · DOI 10.1016/S0065-2687(08)60464-1
- Meneveau, C., & Katz, J. (2000). Scale-invariance and turbulence models for large-eddy simulation. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 32, 1-32. · DOI 10.1146/annurev.fluid.32.1.1
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