Large eddy simulations of in-cylinder turbulence for internal combustion engines: A review
- 1 April 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Journal of Engine Research
- Vol. 2 (2), 119-148
- https://doi.org/10.1243/1468087011545389
Abstract
While engineering applications of the large eddy simulation (LES) technique are becoming a common reality in many branches of engineering and science, its application to engine flows has lagged behind due to the relatively more complex nature of both the flow and the geometry relevant to in-cylinder flows. In this paper a review of the limited number of LES applications to engine flows is given, and most significant results from these studies are presented. Also, the LES formulation appropriate for engine applications is briefly described, along with the main characteristics of in-cylinder flows. As expected, engine applications of LES are not of the so-called ‘high-fidelity’ type, but rather they employ formally second-order accurate numerical schemes in conjunction with finite volume formulation. The subgrid scale (SGS) models used are also kept as simple as possible, mostly using a variant of the Smagorinsky model. Nevertheless, this review reveals that even with relatively coarse grids, LES captures much more interesting features of in-cylinder flows, such as the large coherent vortical flow structures developed during the intake stroke. In the opinion of the present authors, a low-resolution LES provides a better solution than RANS (Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes) with moderate grid resolution because the important features of flow dynamics cannot be reproduced in RANS due to the high level of non-physical diffusion. Of course, some overheads in computational costs must be paid for this benefit obtained from LES.Keywords
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