Toward Meshless Turbulent Flow Simulation: LES-Integrated Vortex Particle Method
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| author | Martins, Flavio A. C. van Zuijlen, Alexander Ferreira, Carlos J. Simao |
| author_facet | Martins, Flavio A. C. van Zuijlen, Alexander Ferreira, Carlos J. Simao |
| contents | Recent developments in vortex particle methods for simulating three-dimensional incompressible flows are presented. A lightweight, dynamic Large-Eddy Simulation model is tested, featuring a dynamic procedure that relies solely on Lagrangian information and requires minimal auxiliary computation to update the model constant. The method employs a high-order algebraic kernel which enables direct, analytical expressions for conservation laws, the strain-rate tensor, and quadratic velocity diagnostics. Viscous diffusion is modeled using the core-spreading technique. The particle method is assessed with respect to kinematics and the conservation of energy, helicity, and enstrophy in vortex ring and leapfrogging vortex ring scenarios, both unperturbed and perturbed. The results indicate that the kinematics and flow diagnostics are accurately captured using relatively sparse particle distributions, effectively resolving the dynamics of the unstable flow phase. However, after the onset of instabilities, the sub-grid-scale methodology becomes strongly dependent on particle regularization to stabilize the flow solution. |
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| spellingShingle | Toward Meshless Turbulent Flow Simulation: LES-Integrated Vortex Particle Method Martins, Flavio A. C. van Zuijlen, Alexander Ferreira, Carlos J. Simao Fluid Dynamics Recent developments in vortex particle methods for simulating three-dimensional incompressible flows are presented. A lightweight, dynamic Large-Eddy Simulation model is tested, featuring a dynamic procedure that relies solely on Lagrangian information and requires minimal auxiliary computation to update the model constant. The method employs a high-order algebraic kernel which enables direct, analytical expressions for conservation laws, the strain-rate tensor, and quadratic velocity diagnostics. Viscous diffusion is modeled using the core-spreading technique. The particle method is assessed with respect to kinematics and the conservation of energy, helicity, and enstrophy in vortex ring and leapfrogging vortex ring scenarios, both unperturbed and perturbed. The results indicate that the kinematics and flow diagnostics are accurately captured using relatively sparse particle distributions, effectively resolving the dynamics of the unstable flow phase. However, after the onset of instabilities, the sub-grid-scale methodology becomes strongly dependent on particle regularization to stabilize the flow solution. |
| title | Toward Meshless Turbulent Flow Simulation: LES-Integrated Vortex Particle Method |
| topic | Fluid Dynamics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.06942 |