Advances in LES of complex flows : proceedings of the Euromech Colloquium 412 held in Munich, Germany 4-6 October 2000

Preface. List of Participants. Invited Lectures and Contributions. 1: Modelling and Analysis of Subgrid Scales. Invited lecture: On the physical effects of variable filtering lengths and times in LES M. Germano. Invited lecture: How can we make LES to fulfill its promise? B.J. Geurts. The approximate deconvolution model for compressible flows: Isotropic turbulence and shock-boundary-layer interaction S. Stolz, et al. A new mixed model based on the velocity structure function C. Brun, et al. On the effect of coherent structures on grid/subgrid-scale interactions in plane jets: The transition and far field regions C.B. da Silva, O. Metais. 2: Numerical Issues in LES. Phase-error reduction in large-eddy simulation using a compact scheme H.-J. Kaltenbach, D. Driller. DNS and LES of turbulent backward-facing step flow using 2nd and 4th-order discretization A. Meri, H. Wengle. Parallel multi-domain large-eddy simulation of the flow over a backward-facing step at Re=5100 E. Simons, et al. 3: Cartesian Grids for Complex Geometries. LES of flow around a circular cylinder at a subcritical Reynolds number with Cartesian grids F. Tremblay, et al. A numerical wind-tunnel experiment M. Pourquie, et al. 4: Curvilinear and Non-structured Grids for Complex Geometries. Invited lecture: Towards large eddy simulation of complex flows A. Fureby. Structured and non-structured large eddy simulations of the Ahmed reference model R.J.A. Howard, et al. Large eddy simulation of fluid flow and heat transfer around a matrix of cubes, using unstructured grids B. Niceno, K. Hanjalic. Large eddy simulation for flow analysis in a centrifugalpump impeller R.K. Byskov, et al. 5: DES and RANS-LES Coupling. Invited lecture: Detached-eddy simulation, 1997-2000 P.R. Spalart. Physical and numerical upgrades in the detached-eddy simulation of complex turbulent flows A. Travin, et al. Detached and large eddy simulation of airfoil flow on semi-structured grids S. Schmidt, F. Thiele. A multidomain / multiresolution method with application to RANS-LES coupling P. Quemere, et al. 6: Aircraft Wake Vortices. Aircraft wake vortex evolution and decay in idealized and real environments: Methodologies, benefits and limitations F. Holzapfel, et al. VLES of aircraft wake vortices in a turbulent atmosphere: A study of decay H. Jeanmart, G.S. Winckelmans. 7: Combustion and Magnetohydrodynamics. Invited lecture: Subgrid combustion modelling for LES of single and two-phase reacting flows S. Menon. Experimental study of the filtered progress variable approach for LES of premixed combustion R. Knikker, D. Veynante. Three-dimensional large eddy simulation of decaying magneto-hydro-dynamic turbulence W.-C. Muller, et al.