The local wavenumber model for computation of turbulent mixing

Kurien, Susan; Pal, Nairita

doi:10.1098/rsta.2021.0076

Title: The local wavenumber model for computation of turbulent mixing

Journal Article · 30 January 2022 · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. A, Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2021.0076 · OSTI ID:1855142

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

We present an overview of the current status in the development of a two-point spectral closure model for turbulent flows, known as the local wavenumber (LWN) model. The model is envisioned as a practical option for applications requiring multi-physics simulations in which statistical hydrodynamics quantities such as Reynolds stresses, turbulent kinetic energy, and measures of mixing such as density-correlations and mix-width evolution, need to be captured with relatively high fidelity. In this review, we present the capabilities of the LWN model since it was first formulated in the early 1990s, for computations of increasing levels of complexity ranging from homogeneous isotropic turbulence, inhomogeneous and anisotropic single-fluid turbulence, to two-species mixing driven by buoyancy forces. The review concludes with a discussion of some of the more theoretical considerations that remain in the development of this model.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1855142

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-21-29450

Journal Information:: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. A, Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Journal Name: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. A, Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences Journal Issue: 2219 Vol. 380; ISSN 1364-503X

Publisher:: The Royal Society PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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