INCA

S. Hickel, N.A. Adams (2004)
Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 4: 460-461. doi: 10.1002/pamm.200410211

A class of implicit Subgrid-Scale (SGS) models for Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) is obtained from a new approach for the finite-volume discretization of hyperbolic conservation laws. The extension of a standard deconvolution operator and the choice of a suitable numerical flux function result in a truncation error that can be forced to act as a physical turbulence model.

As determined by a modified-differential-equation analysis, the free parameters of this implicit SGS model can be adjusted to approximate a known explicit SGS model. Computational results for the viscous Burgers equation show that the model with parameters identified by evolutionary optimization gives significantly better predictions than other models.