A new variational multiscale formulation for stratified incompressible turbulent flows

J Yan, A Korobenko, AE Tejada-Martinez, R Golshan… - Computers & …, 2017 - Elsevier
For geophysical and environmental flows in the high-Reynolds-number regime, stable
density stratification strongly affects the turbulent fluid motions. While turbulent flows, due to …

ALE–VMS formulation for stratified turbulent incompressible flows with applications

Y Bazilevs, A Korobenko, J Yan, A Pal… - … Models and Methods …, 2015 - World Scientific
A numerical formulation for incompressible flows with stable stratification is developed using
the framework of variational multiscale methods. In the proposed formulation, both density …

[HTML][HTML] Grid-point and time-step requirements for large-eddy simulation and Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes of stratified wakes

JQJL Li, XIA Yang, RF Kunz - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Estimates of grid-point and time-step requirements exist for many canonical flows but not for
stratified wakes. The purpose of this work is to fill in this gap. We apply the basic meshing …

Direct numerical simulation of stratified flow past a sphere at a subcritical Reynolds number of 3700 and moderate Froude number

A Pal, S Sarkar, A Posa, E Balaras - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2017 - cambridge.org
Direct numerical simulation of flow past a sphere in a stratified fluid is carried out at a
subcritical Reynolds number of 3700 and) exhibits significant differences in turbulence …

Large-scale characteristics of stratified wake turbulence at varying Reynolds number

Q Zhou, PJ Diamessis - Physical Review Fluids, 2019 - APS
We analyze a large-eddy simulation data set of wakes of a towed sphere of diameter D at
speed U in a uniformly stratified Boussinesq fluid with buoyancy frequency N and kinematic …

A numerical study of a weakly stratified turbulent wake

JA Redford, TS Lund, GN Coleman - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2015 - cambridge.org
Direct numerical simulation (DNS) of a time-developing turbulent wake evolving in a stably
stratified background is presented. A large initial Froude number is chosen to allow the wake …

Quantifying the turbulent mixing driven by the Faraday instability in rotating miscible fluids

N Singh, A Pal - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The effect of the rotation on the turbulent mixing of two miscible fluids of small contrasting
density, induced by Faraday instability, is investigated using direct numerical simulations …

Investigation on the thermohaline structure of the stratified wake generated by a propagating submarine

Q Chen, Q Lin, Y Xuan, Y Han - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2021 - Elsevier
The in situ thermohaline distribution of the wake contains a critical source of information for
submersible detection. In this work, a stratified thermohaline wake model, in which major …

The age of a wake

T Radko, D Lewis - Physics of Fluids, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
This study attempts to quantify the decay rates of stratified wakes in active oceanic
environments, characterized by the presence of intermittent turbulence and double-diffusive …

The onset and saturation of the Faraday instability in miscible fluids in a rotating environment

N Singh, A Pal - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
We investigate the influence of rotation on the onset and saturation of the Faraday instability
in a vertically oscillating two-layer miscible fluid using a theoretical model and direct …