Article
Mechanics
Hirotaka Maeyama, Soshi Kawai
Summary: Near-wall turbulence structures and generation in the wall-modelled large-eddy simulation (WMLES) are investigated by comparing with direct numerical simulation (DNS). The near-wall statistical structures producing turbulence are found to exist even in the WMLES, although they are numerically elongated. The near-wall turbulence structures in the WMLES are suggested to be coherent structures with alternating low- and high-speed fluids in the spanwise direction.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2023)
Article
Mechanics
Milad Samie, Vlad Aparece-Scutariu, Philippe Lavoie, Dong-hyuk Shin, Andrew Pollard
Summary: This study uses direct numerical simulation to investigate three-dimensional vortical and very-large-scale coherent structures in a turbulent round jet at a Reynolds number of 7300. The results show the importance of horseshoe vortices in the jet and the existence of symmetric and asymmetric horseshoe vortices that affect the high and low momentum regions in the flow.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2022)
Article
Mechanics
Andre N. Souza, Tyler Lutz, Glenn R. Flierl
Summary: We analyze a class of stochastic advection problems by conditionally averaging the passive tracer equation with respect to a given flow state. We obtain expressions for the turbulent diffusivity as a function of the flow statistics spectrum. The ensemble average turbulent flux is expressed as a linear operator that acts on the ensemble average of the tracer.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
H. Dashtpeyma, B. J. MacVicar
Summary: Pool-riffle units are natural topographical elements of rivers. This study uses Large Eddy Simulations to investigate the dynamics of flow over straight riffles and proposes a physical mechanism for the observed high near-bed velocities. The results provide a novel explanation for near-bed high velocity flow observations in natural pool-riffles and reveal the significance of turbulent shear stresses in the head of a pool.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACE
(2023)
Article
Mechanics
Te-Yao Chiu, Chien-Chou Tseng, Chien-Cheng Chang, Yi-Ju Chou
Summary: This study investigated the influence of coherent structures on the aerodynamic forces acting on an aerofoil. The results showed that these structures have a significant impact on drag and lift forces, and can be identified and quantified using the SPOD algorithm and vorticity force analysis.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2023)
Article
Mechanics
Xiaoning Wang, Jianchun Wang, Shiyi Chen
Summary: This study investigates the effects of compressibility on the statistics and coherent structures of a temporally developing mixing layer through numerical simulations. The results show that as the convective Mach number increases, the streamwise dissipation becomes more effective in suppressing turbulent kinetic energy. At low convective Mach numbers, the mixing layer is accompanied by spanwise Kelvin-Helmholtz rollers, while at higher convective Mach numbers, large-scale high- and low-speed structures dominate. The study also reveals a correlation between high-shearing motions on top of low-speed structures and the clustering of small-scale vortical structures.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2022)
Article
Mechanics
Ethan Pickering, Georgios Rigas, Oliver T. Schmidt, Denis Sipp, Tim Colonius
Summary: Linear resolvent analysis of turbulent mean-flow fields can qualitatively capture characteristics of coherent structures in turbulent flows. By using a data-driven approach to optimize the eddy viscosity, the agreement between resolvent and SPOD modes can be substantially improved, reaching over 90% agreement at certain frequencies. A fixed model for eddy viscosity with a single constant can also provide substantial agreement between different modes in turbulent jets.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
David M. Waterman, Marcelo H. Garcia
Summary: This study seeks the characteristic shape and migration rate of a river with noncohesive banks using physical principles. The results show that the migration rate is controlled by transverse sediment transport, not bank slope.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Shaimaa S. Abduo, Ashraf M. Elmoustafa, Mahmoud Samy Abdel Salam
Summary: This study explores a new technique of using water jets to redistribute main flow velocity in curved sections to counteract the impact of secondary flow on banks and beds at channel bends. The water screen technique reduces the downward movement of secondary circulation, shifting flow upward and distributing secondary circulation, moving the core of maximum downstream velocities away from the outer bank towards the inner bank.
AIN SHAMS ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Isabella Schalko, Ellen Wohl, Heidi M. Nepf
Summary: The research found that the position and submergence level of wood can affect the wake structure and habitat of river ecosystems. Emergent logs placed at the channel center resulted in higher turbulent kinetic energy compared to submerged logs. Furthermore, an increase in log length and a decrease in submergence level led to increased spatial variation in time-mean velocity and turbulence level.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Mechanics
Dmitriy Zhigunov, Roman O. Grigoriev
Summary: This paper presents new classes of unstable recurrent solutions of the two-dimensional Euler equation with periodic boundary conditions. These solutions resemble the recurrent solutions of the Navier-Stokes equation, known as exact coherent structures. The Euler equation solutions come in infinite-dimensional continuous families, are connected to different types of solutions, and exhibit weak instability, leading to the frequent occurrence of these solutions in fully developed turbulence.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2023)
Article
Mechanics
Wu-ting Tsai, Guan-hung Lu
Summary: In this study, numerical simulations were conducted to reveal the vortical structures of Langmuir circulations (LCs) and quasi-streamwise vortices (QSVs), and their interactions. LCs manifest themselves by inducing wind-aligned streaks on the surface, while QSVs accumulate beneath the windward surface and dominate the distribution. The formation of QSVs enhances the production of streamwise enstrophy and differs from the coherent vortical structures (CVSs) in wall turbulence.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Sergio Croquer, Olivier Lamberts, Sebastien Poncet, Stephane Moreau, Yann Bartosiewicz
Summary: This study investigates the flow topology in the mixing chamber of a supersonic ejector using Large Eddy Simulation (LES). The results show that the mixing layer transitions from laminar to turbulent and vortices are identified in the first quarter of the mixing chamber. The study also reveals the occurrence of shock train towards the end of the mixing chamber, enhancing mixing.
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Mechanics
Michael C. Krygier, Joshua L. Pughe-Sanford, Roman O. Grigoriev
Summary: A theoretical framework based on exact coherent structures (ECSs) is studied for modelling fluid turbulence, but direct evidence for the role of ECSs in experimental turbulent flows is still lacking, and further experimental tests are needed to validate this framework.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2021)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Josselin Garnier, Kilian Baudin, Adrien Fusaro, Antonio Picozzi
Summary: By increasing the nonlinearity, a system self-organizes into an incoherent localized structure containing hidden coherent soliton states, which are fully immersed in random wave fluctuations and can hardly be identified in usual spatial or spectral domains but clearly unveiled in phase-space representation. The hidden solitons are stabilized and trapped by the incoherent localized structure, and can be observed in nonlocal nonlinear optics experiments through the measurement of the spatial spectrogram. This regime sheds new light on the quantum-to-classical correspondence with gravitational interactions.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Mechanics
Mete Koken, George Constantinescu
Summary: The study investigates the flow structure around a rectangular array of emerged cylinders in an open channel, focusing on flow and turbulence behaviors both inside and downstream of the array. The simulation results show the significant role played by coherent structures in sediment transport within the shear layer and near the array.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Hao Wu, Jie Zeng, George Constantinescu
Summary: A numerically-based approach was used to propose a modified formula for riprap size selection, taking into account the effects of bank curvature and floodplain width on apron design.
JOURNAL OF HYDRAULIC RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Mechanics
Zhengyang Cheng, George Constantinescu
Summary: When two converging flows of unequal velocities and different flow directions come into contact, large-scale coherent structures are generated, including Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices and streamwise-oriented vortical cells. The mixing layer formed in this process affects flow, turbulence structure, and sediment entrainment mechanisms.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Sara Venuleo, Dubravka Pokrajac, Talia Tokyay, George Constantinescu, Anton J. Schleiss, Mario J. Franca
Summary: Based on the results of large eddy simulation, this study investigates the sensitivity of gravity current depth results to definition, the impact of density and velocity profile nonuniformity on coefficients in depth-averaged continuity and momentum equations, and the sensitivity of entrainment coefficient to current depth definition. The study shows that different definitions of current depth can lead to significantly different numerical results, and the entrainment coefficient is more sensitive to parameterization than the definition of current depth.
JOURNAL OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chenyu Jiang, George Constantinescu, Saiyu Yuan, Hongwu Tang
Summary: In this study, numerical techniques are used to investigate the flow dynamics and mixing at the asymmetric confluence between the Yangtze River and the Poyang Lake channel. The effects of density contrast between the confluent flows and its impact on the flow structure and thermal mixing are also examined. The study found that density contrast leads to lateral near-bed intrusions and strong tilting of the mixing interface boundaries, ultimately increasing mixing at large distances from the confluence apex.
ENVIRONMENTAL FLUID MECHANICS
(2023)
Article
Mechanics
Zhengyang Cheng, George Constantinescu
Summary: This study investigates the mixing process between two parallel streams of different velocities and densities. The results show that the lock-exchange-like flow plays a crucial role in mixing and sediment entrainment, especially when there is a significant density difference between the two streams.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2022)
Article
Water Resources
Hao Wu, George Constantinescu
Summary: This study investigates the changes in flow structure, drag forces, sediment entrainment mechanisms, and dilution of filtered water jet with increasing angle of attack for freshwater mussels in rivers. The results show that increasing angle of attack leads to greater drag forces on the mussel shell, stronger flow circulation, and increased shear stresses near the mussel, indicating potential for local scouring.
ADVANCES IN WATER RESOURCES
(2022)
Editorial Material
Agricultural Engineering
Seyed M. Hajimirzaie, George Constantinescu, Xiaofeng Liu, Thorsten Stoesser, Kaveh Zamani
JOURNAL OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
A. N. Sukhodolov, O. O. Shumilova, G. S. Constantinescu, Q. W. Lewis, B. L. Rhoads
Summary: This article introduces a theory for the mixing dynamics of shallow flows at confluences, and verifies the theoretical predictions and transitional behavior between two mixing modes through dye visualizations in field experiments. According to the theoretical framework, the mixing interface can grow rapidly in one mode, even though flow curvature and shallowness restrict growth through advective and turbulent lateral exchange of momentum and bed friction. These findings provide insight into the importance of different flow structure modalities in controlling mixing at river confluences and contribute to understanding the role of confluences in contaminant dispersion in river systems.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Wenjun Zhang, Colin D. Rennie, Ioan Nistor
Summary: Forecasting the time development of scour depth at bridge pier foundations is essential for mitigating or avoiding potential bridge failures. This study categorizes existing models for bridge pier scour into semiempirical, empirical, and artificial intelligence models, and develops a new multigene genetic programming (MGGP) model for predicting temporal scour depth. Experimental data from previous studies and new physical modeling tests are used to evaluate the performance of existing models and the newly developed MGGP model. Results demonstrate that the MGGP model has superior prediction capability compared to existing empirical and mathematical models.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Mechanics
Wen-Yi Chang, George Constantinescu
Summary: In this study, flow and turbulent structures generated by the interaction of forced incoming oscillatory flow with a circular, vertical cylinder are investigated using eddy-resolving simulations. The results show that detached eddy simulation (DES) predicts more accurately the amplification of the bed shear stress and the maximum magnitude of the bed shear stress compared with unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes simulations. High-Reynolds-number DES simulations reveal the changes in the wake vortex-flow regimes and the generation of other near-bed coherent structures in the wake during the oscillatory cycle.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
T. Lazzarin, G. Constantinescu, L. Di Micco, H. Wu, F. Lavignani, M. Lo Brutto, D. Termini, D. P. Viero
Summary: The present study investigates the impact of bed roughness on flow and turbulence structure around an isolated, partially-buried mussel. The results show that increasing bed roughness amplifies turbulence kinetic energy in the near-wake region and weakens the strength of the main downwelling flow.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Mechanics
Mete Koken, George Constantinescu
Summary: This paper discusses the influence of the submergence ratio on the flow and turbulence structure inside and around an array of solid rigid cylinders. The vertical shear layer developed between the top face of the array and the free surface significantly increases flow three-dimensionality and modifies the momentum exchange between the array and surrounding open water regions. Eddy-resolving simulations show that the flow characteristics and turbulence phenomena inside the array vary with different solid volume fractions and submergence ratios.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Katelyn Kirby, Colin D. Rennie, Julien Cousineau, Sean Ferguson, Ioan Nistor
Summary: Hydrokinetic energy resource assessment is crucial for turbine placement and energy extraction. However, many assessments lack detailed investigation of flow variation and its impact on optimal turbine placement. This case study conducted in Quebec, Canada estimates the resource, identifies optimal turbine locations, and studies the impact of seasonal flow variation. The assessment highlights the importance of considering the entire flow field in hydrokinetic energy assessments. Field data collected with acoustic Doppler current profiler and GPS were used to generate, calibrate, and validate the hydrodynamic model.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Oleksandra O. Shumilova, Alexander N. Sukhodolov, George S. Constantinescu, Bruce J. MacVicar
Summary: This study presents a detailed dataset on the hydrodynamics of shallow wake flows behind solid and porous obstructions, collected in a field experimental campaign in a side branch of the Tagliamento River in Italy. The dataset includes 30 experimental runs and provides valuable information for studying flow dynamics, validating numerical models, and understanding the effects of driftwood accumulations on wake dynamics.
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA
(2021)