Existence of weak solutions for a scale similarity model of the motion of large eddies in turbulent flow

Meryem Kaya

Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2003, vol. 2003, 1-18

Abstract:

In turbulent flow, the normal procedure has been seeking means u ¯ of the fluid velocity u rather than the velocity itself. In large eddy simulation, we use an averaging operator which allows for the separation of large- and small-length scales in the flow field. The filtered field u ¯ denotes the eddies of size O ( δ ) and larger. Applying local spatial averaging operator with averaging radius δ to the Navier-Stokes equations gives a new system of equations governing the large scales. However, it has the well-known problem of closure. One approach to the closure problem which arises from averaging the nonlinear term is the use of a scale similarity hypothesis. We consider one such scale similarity model. We prove the existence of weak solutions for the resulting system.

Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1155/S1110757X03301111

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