Large eddy simulation analysis of engine steady intake flows using a mixed-time-scale subgrid-scale model

Abstract

Large eddy simulation (LES) using a mixed-time-scale (MTS) subgrid-scale (SGS) model is applied to the intake flows in simplified internal combustion engine geometry. A modified colocated grid system is employed to obtain results as precise as possible and to perform calculations in a stable way with a central difference scheme for convective terms. The results are compared with corresponding experimental data and the Reynolds averaged Navier—Stokes (RANS) equation model results obtained using the low-Reynolds-number linear k— In addition, it is made clear that when the QUICK scheme is used in LES for the convective terms instead of the central difference scheme, the result obtained deteriorates owing to the numerical viscosity. The importance of the discretization method in practical LES is also confirmed.