CONVERGENCE ANALYSIS OF THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR A FUNDAMENTAL MODEL IN TURBULENCE

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KAYA MERDAN S., C C M.

MATHEMATICAL MODELS & METHODS IN APPLIED SCIENCES, cilt.22, sa.11, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1142/s0218202512500339
  • Dergi Adı: MATHEMATICAL MODELS & METHODS IN APPLIED SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Navier-Stokes, zeroth-order closure model, finite element method, APPROXIMATING LOCAL AVERAGES, LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION, FLUID VELOCITIES, ERROR
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This report is concerned with the question of computing accurate approximations to the motion of large structures in turbulent flows. We choose a fundamental closure model used in Large Eddy Simulation and investigate how a simple finite element method can be used to compute discrete solutions. We determine that both stability and accuracy of the discretization depend strongly on how filtering is performed. A numerical example is provided that supports our theoretical findings.