Modelagem matemática de esteiras em desenvolvimento temporal utilizando o método pseudoespectral de Fourier

Abstract

The present work is dedicated to perform the mathematical modeling and DNS and LES simulations of a three-dimensional, temporally evolving incompressible plane wake are performed, seeking to evidence differences in stability, transition and onset of both coherent and small scale structures, when the flow is subjected to random perturbations of different amplitudes. The perturbations are generated using the Random-Flow-Generator (RFG) technique, being imposed to the flow as initial conditions. The Navier-Stokes equations are solved in a prismatic domain, with periodic boundary conditions in all directions, using Fourier pseudospectral method. The invariants of the velocity gradient tensor, Q and R, are analyzed for random perturbations with magnitudes 10−3, 10−4 and 10−5, showing the onset of their characteristic teardrop correlation map. Moreover, maps of the second and third invariants of the rate-of-strain tensor, QS and RS, are shown, in order to evidence the differences in local flow strain and topological characteristics of the dissipation of kinetic energy. Isosurface plots of Q and QW, as well as vorticity contours are shown, allowing visual identification of the coherent structures and confirming patterns predicted by the invariant maps.