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Dynamic Multilevel Methods and the Numerical Simulation of Turbulence

Dynamic Multilevel Methods and the Numerical Simulation of Turbulence

Dynamic Multilevel Methods and the Numerical Simulation of Turbulence

Thierry Dubois, Université de Clermont-Ferrand II (Université Blaise Pascal), France
François Jauberteau, Université de Clermont-Ferrand II (Université Blaise Pascal), France
Roger Temam, Université Paris-Sud & Indiana University
January 1999
Hardback
9780521621656
$120.00
USD
Hardback

    This book describes the implementation of multilevel methods for the numerical simulation of turbulent flows. The general ideas for the algorithms presented stem from dynamical systems theory and are based on the decomposition of the unknown function into two or more arrays corresponding to different scales in the Fourier space. Before describing in detail the numerical algorithm, survey chapters on the mathematical theory of the Navier-Stokes equations and on the physics of the conventional theory of turbulence are included. The multilevel methods are applied here to the simulation of homogeneous isotropic turbulent flows as well as turbulent channel flows. The implementation issues are discussed in detail and numerical simulations of the flows cited above are presented and analyzed. The methods have been applied in the context of the direct numerical simulation and are therefore compared to such simulations.

    • Deals with rapidly developing field and is first book to cover this aspect
    • Sits well alongside our many other fluid mechanics titles
    • Authors are well-known in the field (e.g. Temam)

    Reviews & endorsements

    "The authors have performed extensive research in this area and the book is a good source of the state of art in this methodology" Mathematics of Computation

    "The book is very interesting and contains a wealth of information, new concepts and results, and good reviews of classical theories in a total of 10 chapters." Siam Review

    "The book is written in a clear and formal mathematical language. It presents an excellent overview of all basic aspects of turbulence modelling and simulation, and a thorough description of existing DML methods." Mathematical Reviews

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    Product details

    January 1999
    Hardback
    9780521621656
    312 pages
    229 × 152 × 21 mm
    0.63kg
    51 b/w illus.
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • 1. The Navier–Stokes equations and their mathematical background
    • 2. The physics of turbulent flows
    • 3. Computational methods for the direct simulation of turbulence
    • 4. Direct numerical simulation (DNS) versus turbulence modeling
    • 5. Long time behavior attractors and their approximation
    • 6. Separation of scales in turbulence
    • 7. Numerical analysis of multilevel methods
    • 8. Dynamic multilevel methodologies
    • 9. Computational implementation of the dynamic multilevel (DML) methods
    • 10. Numerical results
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Figures.