STREAmS: a high-fidelity accelerated solver for direct numerical simulation of compressible turbulent flows

M Bernardini, D Modesti, F Salvadore… - Computer Physics …, 2021 - Elsevier
We present STREAmS, an in-house high-fidelity solver for direct numerical simulations
(DNS) of canonical compressible wall-bounded flows, namely turbulent plane channel, zero …

Multi-GPU-based real-time large-eddy simulations for urban microclimate

M Yang, G Oh, T Xu, J Kim, JH Kang, JI Choi - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents an innovative real-time urban microclimate simulation strategy using a
large-eddy simulation (LES) solver deployed on a multi-GPU architecture. The present LES …

A volume-of-fluid method for interface-resolved simulations of phase-changing two-fluid flows

N Scapin, P Costa, L Brandt - Journal of Computational Physics, 2020 - Elsevier
We present a numerical method for interface-resolved simulations of evaporating two-fluid
flows based on the volume-of-fluid (VoF) method. The method has been implemented in an …

Phase-field modeling of complex interface dynamics in drop-laden turbulence

A Roccon, F Zonta, A Soldati - Physical Review Fluids, 2023 - APS
Turbulent flows laden with large, deformable drops are ubiquitous in nature and in a wide
range of industrial processes. Prediction of the interactions between drops, which deform …

How electrostatic forces affect particle behaviour in turbulent channel flows

H Zhang, Y Cui, X Zheng - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
In dispersed two-phase flows, particle electrification is a prevalent phenomenon that plays a
crucial role in particle transport. However, the influences of electrostatic forces on particle …

Modulation of homogeneous and isotropic turbulence in emulsions

M Crialesi-Esposito, ME Rosti, S Chibbaro… - Journal of Fluid …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Modulation of homogeneous and isotropic turbulence in emulsions Page 1 J. Fluid Mech. (2022),
vol. 940, A19, doi:10.1017/jfm.2022.179 Modulation of homogeneous and isotropic turbulence …

[HTML][HTML] The interaction of droplet dynamics and turbulence cascade

M Crialesi-Esposito, S Chibbaro, L Brandt - Communications Physics, 2023 - nature.com
The dynamics of droplet fragmentation in turbulence is described by the Kolmogorov-Hinze
framework. Yet, a quantitative theory is lacking at higher concentrations when strong …

Interface-resolved simulations of small inertial particles in turbulent channel flow

P Costa, L Brandt, F Picano - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2020 - cambridge.org
We present a direct comparison between interface-resolved and one-way-coupled point-
particle direct numerical simulations (DNS) of gravity-free turbulent channel flow laden with …

[HTML][HTML] FluTAS: A GPU-accelerated finite difference code for multiphase flows

M Crialesi-Esposito, N Scapin, AD Demou… - Computer Physics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract We present the Fluid Transport Accelerated Solver, FluTAS, a scalable GPU code
for multiphase flows with thermal effects. The code solves the incompressible Navier-Stokes …

[HTML][HTML] A criterion for when an emulsion drop undergoing turbulent deformation has reached a critically deformed state

A Håkansson, M Crialesi-Esposito, L Nilsson… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Turbulent breakup in emulsification devices is a dynamic process. Small viscous drops
undergo a sequence of oscillations before entering the monotonic deformation phase …