Fluid dynamics of axial turbomachinery: Blade-and stage-level simulations and models

RD Sandberg, V Michelassi - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The current generation of axial turbomachines is the culmination of decades of experience,
and detailed understanding of the underlying flow physics has been a key factor for …

New insights into turbulent spots

X Wu - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Transitional–turbulent spots bridge the deterministic laminar state with the stochastic
turbulent state and affect the transition zone length in engineering flows. Turbulent spot …

Highly resolved large-eddy simulation of separated flow in a channel with streamwise periodic constrictions

J Fröhlich, CP Mellen, W Rodi… - Journal of Fluid …, 2005 - cambridge.org
High-resolution large-eddy simulation is used to investigate the mean and turbulence
properties of a separated flow in a channel constricted by periodically distributed hill-shaped …

From streaks to spots and on to turbulence: exploring the dynamics of boundary layer transition

TA Zaki - Flow, turbulence and combustion, 2013 - Springer
an eerie type of chaos can lurk just behind a facade of order, and yet deep inside the chaos
lurks an even eerier type of order.” Douglas Hofstadter Bypass transition to turbulence in …

Machine-learning for turbulence and heat-flux model development: A review of challenges associated with distinct physical phenomena and progress to date

RD Sandberg, Y Zhao - International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 2022 - Elsevier
This review paper surveys some of the progress made to date in the use of machine learning
(ML) for turbulence and heat transfer modeling. We start by identifying the challenges that …

Compressible direct numerical simulation of low-pressure turbines—Part I: Methodology

RD Sandberg, V Michelassi… - Journal of …, 2015 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Modern low pressure turbines (LPT) feature high pressure ratios and moderate Mach and
Reynolds numbers, increasing the possibility of laminar boundary-layer separation on the …

DNS of separating, low Reynolds number flow in a turbine cascade with incoming wakes

JG Wissink - International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 2003 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional direct numerical simulations (DNS) of flow in a low-pressure turbine
cascade at high angle of attack have been performed. The large angle of attack is found to …

Transition models for turbomachinery boundary layer flows: a review

E Dick, S Kubacki - … Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power, 2017 - mdpi.com
Current models for transition in turbomachinery boundary layer flows are reviewed. The
basic physical mechanisms of transition processes and the way these processes are …

Direct numerical simulations of transition in a compressor cascade: the influence of free-stream turbulence

TA Zaki, JG Wissink, W Rodi, PA Durbin - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2010 - cambridge.org
The flow through a compressor passage without and with incoming free-stream grid
turbulence is simulated. At moderate Reynolds number, laminar-to-turbulence transition can …

Leading-edge effects in bypass transition

S Nagarajan, SK Lele, JH Ferziger - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2007 - cambridge.org
The effect of a blunt leading edge on bypass transition is studied by numerical simulation. A
mixed direct and large-eddy simulation of a flat plate with a super-ellipse leading edge is …