High-Reynolds-number turbulent cavity flow using the lattice Boltzmann method

L. A. Hegele, Jr., A. Scagliarini, M. Sbragaglia, K. K. Mattila, P. C. Philippi, D. F. Puleri, J. Gounley, and A. Randles
Phys. Rev. E 98, 043302 – Published 4 October 2018

Abstract

We present a boundary condition scheme for the lattice Boltzmann method that has significantly improved stability for modeling turbulent flows while maintaining excellent parallel scalability. Simulations of a three-dimensional lid-driven cavity flow are found to be stable up to the unprecedented Reynolds number Re=5×104 for this setup. Excellent agreement with energy balance equations, computational and experimental results are shown. We quantify rises in the production of turbulence and turbulent drag, and determine peak locations of turbulent production.

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  • Received 15 July 2017
  • Revised 24 October 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.98.043302

©2018 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Fluid Dynamics

Authors & Affiliations

L. A. Hegele, Jr.1,2,*, A. Scagliarini3,†, M. Sbragaglia4,‡, K. K. Mattila5,6,§, P. C. Philippi7,∥, D. F. Puleri1,¶, J. Gounley1,#, and A. Randles1,**

  • 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
  • 2Department of Petroleum Engineering, Santa Catarina State University, Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina 88336-275, Brazil
  • 3CNR-IAC, Institute for Applied Mathematics “M. Picone,” 00185 Rome, Italy
  • 4Department of Physics and INFN, University of “Tor Vergata,” 00133 Rome, Italy
  • 5Department of Physics, and Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
  • 6Department of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland
  • 7Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná 80215-901, Brazil

  • *luiz.hegele@duke.edu
  • a.scagliarini@iac.cnr.it
  • sbragaglia@roma2.infn.it
  • §keijo.mattila@jyu.fi
  • paulo.philippi@pucpr.br
  • daniel.puleri@duke.edu
  • #john.gounley@duke.edu
  • **amanda.randles@duke.edu

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Vol. 98, Iss. 4 — October 2018

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