Transition, turbulence, and combustion modelling : lecture notes from the 2nd ERCOFTAC summerschool held in Stockholm, 10-16 June, 1998

The aim of the present book is to give, in a single volume, an introduction to the fields of transition, turbulence and combustion modelling of compressible flows and to provide the physical background for today's modelling approaches in these fields. The basic equations for compressible flows are presented (Ch. 1). The fundamental aspects of hydrodynamical instability are discussed (Ch. 2). along with transition prediction methods in industrial applications (Ch. 3). Turbulence modelling approaches ranging from single-point models (Ch. 4, 5) to large-eddy simulation techniques (Ch. 6), direct numerical simulations (Ch. 7) and turbulence combustion modelling (Ch. 8) are covered. The book addresses engineers and researchers, in industry or academia, who are entering into the fields of transition, turbulence or combustion modelling research or who need to apply turbulence or transition prediction methods in their work. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction....Pages 1-49 Stability of Boundary Layer Flows....Pages 51-103 Transition Prediction in Industrial Applications....Pages 105-157 An Introduction to Turbulence Modelling....Pages 159-242 Modelling of Turbulence in Compressible Flows....Pages 243-348 Large-Eddy Simulations of Incompressible and Compressible Turbulence....Pages 349-419 Direct Numerical Simulations of Compressible Turbulent Flows: Fundamentals and Applications....Pages 421-488 Turbulent Combustion Modelling....Pages 489-527 Back Matter....Pages 529-532 Lecture Notes from the 2nd ERCOFTAC Summerschool held in Stockholm, 10-16 June, 1998