Large eddy simulation of free-surface flows

• Published in: Journal of hydrodynamics. Series B Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Authors: McSherry, Richard J., Chua, Ken V., Stoesser, Thorsten
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2017; Springer Singapore; School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF243AA, UK
• Subjects: CFD方法; Engineering; Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Feature Article; free-surface; Hydrology/Water Resources; Large eddy simulation; level set method; Numerical and Computational Physics; Simulation; volume of fluid; 大涡模拟; 强相互作用; 拓扑结构; 数值方法; 流量工程; 界面捕捉方法; 自由表面流动; level set method; volume of fluid; Large eddy simulation; free-surface
• ISSN: 1001-6058; 1878-0342
• DOI: 10.1016/S1001-6058(16)60712-6

This paper introduces and discusses numerical methods for flee-surface flow simulations and applies a large eddy simula- tion （LES） based flee-surface-resolved CFD method to a couple of flows of hydraulic engineering interest. The advantages, dis- advantages and limitations of the various methods are discussed. The review prioritises interface capturing methods over interface tracking methods, as these have shown themselves to be more generally applicable to viscous flows of practical engineering interest, particularly when complex and rapidly changing surface topologies are encountered. Then, a LES solver that employs the level set method to capture flee-surface deformation in 3-D flows is presented, as are results from two example calculations that concern com- plex low submergence turbulent flows over idealised roughness elements and bluff bodies. The results show that the method is capable of predicting very complex flows that are characterised by strong interactions between the bulk flow and the free-surface, and permits the identification of turbulent events and structures that would be very difficult to measure experimentally.