Floyd, J.; Kempf, Andreas Markus; Kronenburg, A.; Ram, R. H.:
A simple model for the filtered density function for a passive scalar in combustion LES
In: Combustion Theory and Modelling, Jg. 13 (2009), Heft 4, S. 559 - 588
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Titel:
A simple model for the filtered density function for a passive scalar in combustion LES
Autor*in:
Floyd, J.;Kempf, Andreas MarkusUDE
GND
1141085682
LSF ID
53356
ORCID
0000-0003-3627-4524ORCID iD
Sonstiges
der Hochschule zugeordnete*r Autor*in
;
Kronenburg, A.;Ram, R. H.
Erscheinungsjahr:
2009

Abstract:

LES models for turbulent non-premixed combustion usually require knowledge of the filtered density function of the conserved scalar, and we propose to use a simple top-hat function. Such top-hat distributions were developed as probability density functions for RANS applications in the 1970s but were soon surpassed by the β function. We find that in the context of LES, the top-hat distribution provides an excellent alternative to the now much more common β function. The top-hat function is assessed through a phenomenological analysis of Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) data from a planar jet and of experimental data from a turbulent opposed jet. The approach is then tested a posteriori for a piloted diffusion flame (Sandia Flame D). Advantages of the top-hat function are the ease of implementation and the reduced dimensionality of look-up tables. The present paper also discusses inconsistencies of sub-grid β-FDFs, the FDFs sensitivity on implicit filtering, and the regime in which a β assumption can be a valid filtered density function for LES.