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Since the Navier-Stokes Equations cannot generally be directly solved for complex flows, one is left with two alternatives: a Reynolds Averaged Simulation, which is the conventional approach, or a Large Eddy Simulation. We have focused on the general applicability of the Very Large Eddy Simulation approach for three cases: flow around a prolate spheroid at incidence, flow over a fully appended submarine, and supersonic flow over a cavity in a curved surface. We have made comparisons between the predictions and experimental data for some statistical quantities.
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Alin, N., Berglund, M., Fureby, C., Lillberg, E. (2000). Towards Large Eddy Simulation of Complex Flows. In: Engquist, B., Johnsson, L., Hammill, M., Short, F. (eds) Simulation and Visualization on the Grid. Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57313-2_19
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