Langevin approach to generate synthetic turbulent flows

We present an analytical scheme, easily implemented numerically, to generate synthetic Gaussian turbulent flows by using a linear Langevin equation, where the noise term acts as a stochastic stirring force. The characteristic parameters of the velocity field are well introduced, in particular the ki...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Martí Pérez, Arturo C., Sagués i Mestre, Francesc, Sancho, José M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/24897
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/24897
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mecànica de fluids
Turbulència
Hidrodinàmica
Fluid mechanics
Dynamics
Turbulence
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Sumario:We present an analytical scheme, easily implemented numerically, to generate synthetic Gaussian turbulent flows by using a linear Langevin equation, where the noise term acts as a stochastic stirring force. The characteristic parameters of the velocity field are well introduced, in particular the kinematic viscosity and the spectrum of energy. As an application, the diffusion of a passive scalar is studied for two different energy spectra. Numerical results are compared favorably with analytical calculations.