Abstract
Abstract The performance of three standard subgrid-scale (SGS) models, namely the wall-adapting local eddy-viscosity (WALE) model, the Dynamic Smagorinsky model (DSM) and the Coherent Structures model (CSM), are investigated in the case of a spatially-evolving supersonic turbulent boundary layer (STBL) over a flat plate at M ∞ = 2 and Reθ ≈ 2600. A high-order split-centered scheme is used to discretize the convective fluxes of the Navier–Stokes equations, and is found to be highly effective to overcome the dissipative character of the standard shock-capturing WENO scheme. The consistency and the accuracy of the simulations are evaluated using direct numerical simulations taken from the literature. It is demonstrated that all SGS models require a comparable minimum grid refinement in order to capture accurately the near-wall turbulence. Overall, the models exhibit correct behavior when predicting the dynamic properties, but show different performances for the temperature distribution in the near-wall region even for cases with satisfactory energy resolution of more than 80%. For a well-resolved LES, the SGS dissipation due to the fluctuating velocity gradients is found to dominate the total SGS dissipation.
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