@misc{LignellBehrangKersteinetal., author = {Lignell, David O. and Behrang, Masoomeh and Kerstein, Alan R. and Wheeler, Isaac and Starick, Tommy and Schmidt, Heiko}, title = {Investigation of turbulent mixing of scalars with arbitrary Schmidt numbers using the stochastic Hierarchical Parcel Swapping Model}, series = {77th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, November 24-26, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah}, journal = {77th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, November 24-26, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, abstract = {Hierarchical Parcel Swapping (HiPS) is a stochastic model of turbulent mixing. HiPS is based on a binary tree structure consisting of nodes emanating from the top of the tree and terminating in parcels at the base of the tree containing fluid properties. Length scales decrease geometrically with increasing tree level, and corresponding time scales follow inertial range scaling. Turbulent mixing is modeled by swapping subtrees at different tree levels. Swaps involving single parcels result in micromixing that changes scalar states. Swaps are implemented as a Poisson process at rates corresponding to level time scales. HiPS is extended to simulation of multiple scalars with arbitrary diffusivities, considering transport in the inertial, viscous-advective, and inertial-diffusive ranges. Fundamental analysis of particle dispersion is presented with comparisons to theoretical results and DNS data in the inertial and viscous ranges. Scalar energy spectra are analysed in the three ranges and reproduce known scaling exponents. Scalar dissipation statistics are analysed and reproduce the experimental and theoretical lognormal distribution with negative skewness represented by a stretched-exponential function. DNS data are used to evaluate empirical coefficients, facilitating quantitative applications. The physical fidelity demonstrated with HiPS suggests its use as a low-cost subgrid model for coarse-grained flow simulation, for which parcel-pair mixing is a common treatment.}, language = {en} } @misc{TsaiSchmidtKlein, author = {Tsai, Pei-Yun and Schmidt, Heiko and Klein, Marten}, title = {Theoretical analysis and stochastic modeling of turbulent heat transfer in annular pipe flows}, series = {77th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, November 24-26, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah}, journal = {77th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, November 24-26, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, abstract = {Heat transfer in annular pipes is determined by the thermal and momentum boundary layer at the cylindrical inner and outer walls, respectively. The relative contributions are expressed by a local Nusselt number that depends on the radius ratio, the Prandtl number, and the Reynolds number. Direct numerical simulation (DNS) has been used previously to infer closure relations constrained to weakly turbulent flow due to numerical resource requirements. Here, stochastic one-dimensional turbulence (ODT) is utilized as a standalone tool as an alternative to DNS. ODT offers full-scale resolution along a representative radial domain, providing predictive capabilities relative to a calibrated reference case at a radically reduced cost. On average, ODT obeys radial balance equations compatible with the Navier-Stokes equations. Separating the boundary layer into a diffusion and a mixing-length dominated region in cylindrical geometry yields wall-curvature corrections at the inner wall. The proposed expressions can be used to enhance prescribed wall functions, for example, in Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes simulations.}, language = {en} } @misc{KleinMedinaMendezSchoepsetal., author = {Klein, Marten and Medina M{\´e}ndez, Juan Al{\´i} and Sch{\"o}ps, Mark Simon and Schmidt, Heiko and Glawe, Christoph}, title = {Towards physics-based nowcasting of the instantaneous wind velocity profile using a stochastic modeling approach}, series = {STAB Jahresbericht 2024 zum 24. DGLR-Fachsymposium der STAB, 13. - 14. November 2024, Regensburg}, journal = {STAB Jahresbericht 2024 zum 24. DGLR-Fachsymposium der STAB, 13. - 14. November 2024, Regensburg}, publisher = {Deutsche Str{\"o}mungsmechanische Arbeitsgemeinschaft, STAB}, address = {Regensburg [et al.]}, pages = {162 -- 163}, abstract = {The primary objective of this contribution is to provide an overview of the regime-spanning forward modeling capabilities offered by the stochastic one-dimensional turbulence model. The focus is on the applicability of the model and its validation for neutral and stable atmospheric boundary layer flows as a prerequisite for future applications to challenging atmospheric conditions.}, language = {en} } @misc{KleinSchmidt, author = {Klein, Marten and Schmidt, Heiko}, title = {Capturing features of transient boundary layers with a map-based stochastic modeling approach}, publisher = {Copernicus GmbH}, doi = {10.5194/egusphere-egu24-15560}, pages = {2}, abstract = {Atmospheric boundary layers (ABLs) exhibit transient processes on various time and length scales, with a scale separation between the large-scale forcing and the small-scale response. Some crucial but standing challenges in modeling and simulation of ABL flows lie in the detailed representation of boundary layer turbulence (e.g. [1]). This includes intermittent and transient processes and the resulting turbulent and laminar response mechanisms. State-of-the-art subgrid-scale models utilize statistical closures for an averaged resolved flow state on the basis of the Monin-Obhukov similarity theory (MOST) to represent scalar fluxes and momentum fluxes (e.g. [2]). Fluctuations are not resolved in MOST. Instead, their ensemble effect is parameterized by the resolved large scales, neglecting backscatter from the unresolved small scales. Data-driven stochastic approaches aim to incorporate fluctuations and the spontaneous occurrence of instabilities, but at the expense of ad hoc forcings (e.g. [3]). The mentioned limitations can be removed by a physically compatible representation of turbulent fluctuations. This is addressed here by utilization of a map-based stochastic approach that is based on the one-dimensional turbulence (ODT) model [4]. ODT autonomously evolves vertical flow profiles for prescribed initial and boundary conditions, and physical forcings. The model captures turbulent cascade phenomenology and aims to resolve all relevant turbulent scales along a physical coordinate. Turbulent advection is modeled by a stochastically sampled sequence of spatial mapping events that punctuate the deterministic advancement due to viscous and Coriolis forces. The offered dynamical complexity removes the need for artificial forcings. In the contribution, key results from recent and ongoing studies related to the reduced-order modeling of ABL flows will be presented. First, surface scalar and momentum fluxes in turbulent channels are discussed emphasizing the correctly predicted inapplicability of the Reynolds analogy [5]. Second, the influence of system rotation and stratification is discussed for low-order velocity statistics and the participating turbulent scales [6,7]. Third, results for nonequilibrium conditions are presented for a transient ABL that exhibits turbulent bursts in response to an oscillatory geostrophic forcing [8]. Last, some preliminary results on the stochastic deconvolution of averaged data [9] will be presented focusing on the additional physical insight that is offered by the model. References [1] L. Mahrt. Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech. 46:23-45, 2014. [2] I. Stiperski, and M. Calaf. Phys. Rev. Lett. 130:124001, 2023. [3] V. Boyko, and N. Vercauteren. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 149(755):2125-2145, 2023. [4] A. R. Kerstein, and S. Wunsch. Bound.-Lay. Meteorol. 118:325-356, 2006. [5] M. Klein, H. Schmidt, and D. Lignell. Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow 93:108889, 2022. [6] M. Klein, and H. Schmidt. Adv. Sci. Res. 19:117-136, 2022. [7] L. S. Freire. Bound.-Lay. Meteorol. 184:25-43, 2022. [8] M. Klein, and H. Schmidt. Adv. Sci. Res. 20:55-64, 2023. [9] C. Glawe, M. Klein, and H. Schmidt. Proc. Appl. Math. Mech. 23:e202300055, 202}, language = {en} } @misc{KleinMedinaMendezSchmidt, author = {Klein, Marten and Medina M{\´e}ndez, Juan Al{\´i} and Schmidt, Heiko}, title = {Resolving the electrostatic boundary layer in a turbulent electrohydrodynamic flow with a map-based stochastic modeling approach}, series = {1st European Fluid Dynamics Conference - Daily Scientific Program}, journal = {1st European Fluid Dynamics Conference - Daily Scientific Program}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {1}, abstract = {Electrohydrodynamically (EHD) enhanced wall-bounded turbulent flows are encountered in various technical applications ranging from air-cleaning devices (like precipitators) to electrolyte flows (like redox flow batteries). The multi-physical processes governing the flow properties, however, are not yet very well understood. This is due the inaccessibility to and limitations of measurement equipment and numerical resolution requirements imposed by the electrostatic charge boundary layer that interacts on different time scales with the turbulent boundary layer. Recent advances in measurement techniques allow to resolve the exponential electrostatic charge boundary layer in a charged particle-ladden, weakly turbulent gas flow [1], which is qualitatively compatible with direct numerical simulation (DNS) results for a weakly turbulent flow of an electrolyte [2] at low Reynolds (Re) number. The challenge that remains is the extrapolation to highly turbulent flow conditions. Charged particles are heavy compared with fluid molecules and can be treated as a high Schmidt (Sc) number scalar, which is a burden for DNS. In this contribution, it is demonstrated that this burden can be overcome for the transient boundary layer evolution by utilizing a radically reduced, map-based stochastic one-dimensional turbulence (ODT) model. The model predicts a significant enhancement of the skin friction drag due to turbulence-induced screening layer depletion [3], as summarized in Fig. 1. In the talk, features of the instantaneous and mean velocity and electrostatic boundary layer will be presented. The plausibility of the model prediction is evaluated on a physical basis, encompassing details of the model formulation and the emerging hydrodynamic and electrokinetic properties of the boundary layer. References [1] W. Xu, S. Jantaˇc, T. Matsuyama, and H. Grosshans. arXiv:2306.06970, 2023. (Accepted for publication by Exp. Fluids.) [2] R. Ostilla-M´onico, and A. A. Lee. Faraday Discuss., 199:159-173, 2017. [3] M. Klein, J. A. Medina M´endez, and H. Schmidt. Tech. Mech., 43:111-127, 2023.}, language = {en} } @misc{TsaiSchmidtKlein, author = {Tsai, Pei-Yun and Schmidt, Heiko and Klein, Marten}, title = {Investigating Reynolds number effects in turbulent concentric coaxial pipe flow using stochastic one-dimensional turbulence modeling}, series = {Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics}, volume = {23}, journal = {Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics}, number = {4}, issn = {1617-7061}, doi = {10.1002/pamm.202300167}, pages = {1 -- 8}, abstract = {The present study numerically investigates turbulent momentum transfer in concentric coaxial (annular) pipe flow with small radius ratios (𝜂 = 𝑅𝑖∕𝑅𝑜 = 0.1,0.04,0.02). To model the flow, a stochastic one-dimensional turbulence (ODT) model formulated for cylindrical geometry is used that provides full-scale resolution along a representative radial coordinate. The present investigation extends the model validation by Tsai et al. (PAMM,22:e202200272, 2023), to radius ratios smaller than 0.1 and addresses boundary layers with strong span-wise curvature effects. The focus is on the assessment and analysis of statistical flow features in the vicinity of the inner cylinder wall, particularly in cases with small radius ratios. Following Boersma \& Breugem (Flow Turbul. Com-bust.,86:113-127, 2011), classical boundary-layer and mixing-length theory is utilized to analyze the model predictions. The results demonstrate that the ODT model captures leading-order curvature and mixing-length effects by its physics-compatible construction. Utilizing the model for extrapolation to high Reynolds numbers inaccessible to conventional high-fidelity numerical approaches shows that curvature effects persist and nonlocally affect the entire boundary layer. The model results provide support for a spanwise-curvature-modified wall function.}, language = {en} } @misc{KleinSchmidt, author = {Klein, Marten and Schmidt, Heiko}, title = {Capturing features of turbulent Ekman-Stokes boundary layers with a stochastic modeling approach}, series = {Advances in Science and Research}, volume = {20}, journal = {Advances in Science and Research}, issn = {1992-0636}, doi = {10.5194/asr-20-55-2023}, pages = {55 -- 64}, abstract = {Atmospheric boundary layers (ABLs) exhibit transient processes on various time scales that range from a few days down to seconds, with a scale separation of the large-scale forcing and the small-scale turbulent response. One of the standing challenges in modeling and simulation of ABLs is a physically based representation of complex multiscale boundary layer dynamics. In this study, an idealized time-dependent ABL, the so-called Ekman-Stokes boundary layer (ESBL), is considered as a simple model for the near-surface flow in the mid latitudes and polar regions. The ESBL is driven by a prescribed temporal modulation of the bulk-surface velocity difference. A stochastic one-dimensional turbulence (ODT) model is applied to the ESBL as standalone tool that aims to resolve all relevant scales of the flow along a representative vertical coordinate. It is demonstrated by comparison with reference data that ODT is able to capture relevant features of the time-dependent boundary layer flow. The model predicts a parametric enhancement of the bulk-surface coupling in the event of a boundary layer resonance when the flow is forced with the local Coriolis frequency. The latter reproduces leading order effects of the critical latitudes. The model results suggest that the bulk flow decouples from the surface for high forcing frequencies due to a relative increase in detached residual turbulence.}, language = {en} } @misc{KleinMedinaMendezSchmidt, author = {Klein, Marten and Medina M{\´e}ndez, Juan Al{\´i} and Schmidt, Heiko}, title = {Simulating Volatile Wind Energy: Stochastic Forward Modeling and Machine Learning}, publisher = {Innovation Hub 13, TH Wildau}, address = {Wildau}, pages = {1}, abstract = {The transformation of the energy sector is based on the integration of various renewable sources, such as wind and solar energy. One of the key challenges for the integration of these sources into the existing power grid is their erratic and sometimes discontinuous availability (volatility). Wind energy is one of the most relevant sources of CO2 neutral electric energy, but volatile due to fluctuating wind fields on multiple scales. This has already been realized so that senors provide real-time information on the scale of individual wind turbines. However, fore- casting remains an unresolved problem since numerical weather prediction models cannot provide the necessary level of detail. New modeling strategies are required that integrate turbine-scale and meso-scale information for accurate site-specific short-term prediction. Present and forthcoming research aims to incorporate fluctuations on multiple levels of fidelity, depending on the abstraction layer}, language = {en} }