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On the computation of sound by large-eddy simulations

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The effect of the small scales on the source term in Lighthill's acoustic analogy is investigated, with the objective of determining the accuracy of large-eddy simulations when applied to studies of flow-generated sound. The distribution of the turbulent quadrupole is predicted accurately, if models that take into account the trace of the SGS stresses are used. Its spatial distribution is also correct, indicating that the low-wave-number (or frequency) part of the sound spectrum can be predicted well by LES. Filtering, however, removes the small-scale fluctuations that contribute significantly to the higher derivatives in space and time of Lighthill's stress tensor T ij. The rms fluctuations of the filtered derivatives are substantially lower than those of the unfiltered quantities. The small scales, however, are not strongly correlated, and are not expected to contribute significantly to the far-field sound; separate modeling of the subgrid-scale density fluctuations might, however, be required in some configurations.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA

    Ugo Piomelli

  2. NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, 23681, USA

    Craig L. Streett

  3. Department of Applied Mechanics and Engineering Science, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA

    Sutanu Sarkar

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Piomelli, U., Streett, C.L. & Sarkar, S. On the computation of sound by large-eddy simulations. Journal of Engineering Mathematics 32, 217–236 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004236206327

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