TY - GEN A1 - Lignell, David O. A1 - Lansinger, Victoria B. A1 - Medina Méndez, Juan Ali A1 - Klein, Marten A1 - Kerstein, Alan R. A1 - Schmidt, Heiko A1 - Fistler, Marco A1 - Oevermann, Michael T1 - One-dimensional turbulence modeling for cylindrical and spherical flows: model formulation and application T2 - Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics N2 - The one-dimensional turbulence (ODT) model resolves a full range of time and length scales and is computationally efficient. ODT has been applied to a wide range of complex multi-scale flows, such as turbulent combustion. Previous ODT comparisons to experimental data have focused mainly on planar flows. Applications to cylindrical flows, such as round jets, have been based on rough analogies, e.g., by exploiting the fortuitous consistency of the similarity scalings of temporally developing planar jets and spatially developing round jets. To obtain a more systematic treatment, a new formulation of the ODT model in cylindrical and spherical coordinates is presented here. The model is written in terms of a geometric factor so that planar, cylindrical, and spherical configurations are represented in the same way. Temporal and spatial versions of the model are presented. A Lagrangian finite-volume implementation is used with a dynamically adaptive mesh. The adaptive mesh facilitates the implementation of cylindrical and spherical versions of the triplet map, which is used to model turbulent advection (eddy events) in the one-dimensional flow coordinate. In cylindrical and spherical coordinates, geometric stretching of the three triplet map images occurs due to the radial dependence of volume, with the stretching being strongest near the centerline. Two triplet map variants, TMA and TMB, are presented. In TMA, the three map images have the same volume, but different radial segment lengths. In TMB, the three map images have the same radial segment lengths, but different segment volumes. Cylindrical results are presented for temporal pipe flow, a spatial nonreacting jet, and a spatial nonreacting jet flame. These results compare very well to direct numerical simulation for the pipe flow, and to experimental data for the jets. The nonreacting jet treatment overpredicts velocity fluctuations near the centerline, due to the geometric stretching of the triplet maps and its effect on the eddy event rate distribution. TMB performs better than TMA. A hybrid planar-TMB (PTMB) approach is also presented, which further improves the results. TMA, TMB, and PTMB are nearly identical in the pipe flow where the key dynamics occur near the wall away from the centerline. The jet flame illustrates effects of variable density and viscosity, including dilatational effects. KW - Cylindrical ODT Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00162-018-0465-1 SN - 0935-4964 SN - 1432-2250 VL - 32 IS - 4 SP - 495 EP - 520 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Arshad, Salman A1 - Kong, Bo A1 - Kerstein, Alan R. A1 - Oevermann, Michael T1 - A strategy for large-scale scalar advection in large eddy simulations that use the linear eddy sub-grid mixing model T2 - International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this numerical work is to present and test a new approach for large-scale scalar advection (splicing) in large eddy simulations (LES) that use the linear eddy sub-grid mixing model (LEM) called the LES-LEM. Design/methodology/approach: The new splicing strategy is based on an ordered flux of spliced LEM segments. The principle is that low-flux segments have less momentum than high-flux segments and, therefore, are displaced less than high-flux segments. This strategy affects the order of both inflowing and outflowing LEM segments of an LES cell. The new splicing approach is implemented in a pressure-based fluid solver and tested by simulation of passive scalar transport in a co-flowing turbulent rectangular jet, instead of combustion simulation, to perform an isolated investigation of splicing. Comparison of the new splicing with a previous splicing approach is also done. Findings: The simulation results show that the velocity statistics and passive scalar mixing are correctly predicted using the new splicing approach for the LES-LEM. It is argued that modeling of large-scale advection in the LES-LEM via splicing is reasonable, and the new splicing approach potentially captures the physics better than the old approach. The standard LES sub-grid mixing models do not represent turbulent mixing in a proper way because they do not adequately represent molecular diffusion processes and counter gradient effects. Scalar mixing in turbulent flow consists of two different processes, i.e. turbulent mixing that increases the interface between unmixed species and molecular diffusion. It is crucial to model these two processes individually at their respective time scales. The LEM explicitly includes both of these processes and has been used successfully as a sub-grid scalar mixing model (McMurtry et al., 1992; Sone and Menon, 2003). Here, the turbulent mixing capabilities of the LES-LEM with a modified splicing treatment are examined. Originality/value: The splicing strategy proposed for the LES-LEM is original and has not been investigated before. Also, it is the first LES-LEM implementation using unstructured grids. KW - Large eddy simulations KW - LES-LEM KW - Linear eddy model KW - Passive scalar mixing KW - Splicing KW - Turbulent jet flow Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-09-2017-0387 SN - 0961-5539 VL - 28 IS - 10 SP - 2463 EP - 2479 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Lackmann, Tim A1 - Kerstein, Alan R. A1 - Oevermann, Michael T1 - A representative linear eddy model for simulating spray combustion in engines (RILEM) T2 - Combustion and Flame N2 - The design of new combustion concepts for low emission, high efficiency internal combustion engines often leads to combustion under low temperature conditions. Under those conditions, the assumption of fast chemistry, which has been the cornerstone of many turbulent combustion models, is not strictly valid anymore and the validity and applicability of classical combustion models such as flamelet models might be limited. In this paper we present an updated version of a recently developed regime independent modeling approach for turbulent non-premixed combustion with an emphasis on applications to internal combustion engines. The model utilizes the mode- and regime-independent linear eddy model (LEM) as a combustion and micro-mixing model in a representative way. This is achieved by time advancing only one LEM realization representing the combustion process in the whole engine domain and coupling it to a RANS simulation with a presumed β-function PDF approach for the mixture fraction. The use of LEM rather than flamelet combustion closure has several benefits, an important one being regime independence. Additionally, LEM incorporates a physically based representation of the stochastic variability of turbulent eddy motions, implying an intrinsic representation of scalar dissipation rate fluctuations. In order to capture key features of engine spray-combustion environments, the LEM methodology is extended by introducing a conical LEM domain to approximate spray spatial development, fuel vapor input based on CFD-prescribed spray evaporation, and a representation of large scale turbulent motions distinct from the inertial-range turbulence that develops at smaller scales. The representative character of LEM states is evaluated by comparing mixture fraction statistics and scalar dissipation rates generated by LEM and the CFD. The performance and predictive capability of the model for typical engine applications is evaluated by simulating a standard test case – Spray B of the Engine Combustion Network (ECN) – and comparing the results with experimental data. The results demonstrate the capability of the model to represent the spray combustion process with reasonable accuracy but also reveal some limitations. The limitations and shortcomings of the model are discussed and an outlook for further development of the approach into a regime- and mode-independent combustion model for internal engine applications is given. KW - Turbulent combustion KW - Regime independent KW - Engine simulation KW - Linear eddy model Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2018.02.008 SN - 0010-2180 VL - 193 SP - 1 EP - 15 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Movaghar, Amirreza A1 - Linne, Mark A1 - Herrmann, Marcus A. A1 - Kerstein, Alan R. A1 - Oevermann, Michael T1 - Modeling and numerical study of primary breakup under diesel conditions T2 - International Journal of Multiphase Flow N2 - A recently introduced stochastic model for reduced numerical simulation of primary jet breakup is evaluated by comparing model predictions to DNS results for primary jet breakup under diesel conditions. The model uses one-dimensional turbulence (ODT) to simulate liquid and gas time advancement along a lateral line of sight. This one-dimensional domain is interpreted as a Lagrangian object that is advected downstream at the jet bulk velocity, thus producing a flow state expressed as a function of streamwise and lateral location. Multiple realizations are run to gather ensemble statistics that are compared to DNS results. The model incorporates several empirical extensions of the original ODT model that represent the phenomenology governing the Weber number dependence of global jet structure. The model as previously formulated, including the assigned values of tunable parameters, is used here without modification in order to test its capability to predict various statistics of droplets generated by primary breakup. This test is enabled by the availability of DNS results that are suitable for model validation. Properties that are examined are the rate of bulk liquid mass conversion into droplets, the droplet size distribution, and the dependence of droplet velocities on droplet diameter. Quantities of greatest importance for engine modeling are found to be predicted with useful accuracy, thereby demonstrating a more detailed predictive capability by a highly reduced numerical model of primary jet breakup than has previously been achieved. KW - Spray KW - Primary breakup KW - Turbulence KW - One-dimensional turbulence KW - Direct numerical simulation (DNS) Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2017.09.002 SN - 0301-9322 VL - 98 SP - 110 EP - 119 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Fistler, Marco A1 - Kerstein, Alan R. A1 - Oevermann, Michael T1 - A new LES subgrid-scale approach for turbulence modulation by droplets T2 - ICLASS 14th Triennial International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems Chicago, USA, 2018-07-21 - 2018-07-26 N2 - We present a new modelling approach for turbulence modulation by droplets on the subgrid-scale (SGS) level of Large-Eddy-Simulations (LES). Many SGS models exist for the effect of gas phase SGS on the droplet phase, but very few for the mechanisms vice versa on the turbulent intensity of the gas phase. The reasons are a lack of physical understanding and limited computational resources for extensive DNS studies. To address both problems a dimension-reduced and consequently less costly model, namely One-Dimensional- Turbulence (ODT), is used to gather information about this specific flow phenomena. ODT is a stochastic tool simulating turbulent flows along a notional 1D line of sights. For modeling the turbulent advection instantaneous maps are applied to the line which represent the effect of individual eddies on property fields and the dispersed phase. After validating the general test case of a droplet-laden shear flow against DNS data, a concept is presented on how to gather turbulence modulation for several parameter ranges in a data base and how to make them accessible on the flight for LES. The three most significant parameters, the unladen flow Reynolds number, the droplet loading and the particle momentum number, are chosen to construct an efficient data base. KW - Turbulence modulation KW - ODT KW - One-Dimensional-Turbulence KW - Particle-laden Y1 - 2018 UR - https://research.chalmers.se/en/publication/519108 ER -