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Optimal prediction for moment models: Crescendo diffusion and reordered equations
A direct numerical solution of the radiative transfer equation or any kinetic
equation is typically expensive, since the radiative intensity depends on time,
space and direction. An expansion in the direction variables yields an
equivalent system of infinitely many moments. A fundamental problem is how to
truncate the system. Various closures have been presented in the literature. We
want to study moment closure generally within the framework of optimal
prediction, a strategy to approximate the mean solution of a large system by a
smaller system, for radiation moment systems. We apply this strategy to
radiative transfer and show that several closures can be re-derived within this
framework, e.g. , diffusion, and diffusion correction closures. In
addition, the formalism gives rise to new parabolic systems, the reordered
equations, that are similar to the simplified equations.
Furthermore, we propose a modification to existing closures. Although simple
and with no extra cost, this newly derived crescendo diffusion yields better
approximations in numerical tests.Comment: Revised version: 17 pages, 6 figures, presented at Workshop on Moment
Methods in Kinetic Gas Theory, ETH Zurich, 2008 2 figures added, minor
correction
The Characteristic Length Scale of the Intermediate Structure in Zero-Pressure-Gradient Boundary Layer Flow
In a turbulent boundary layer over a smooth flat plate with zero pressure
gradient, the intermediate structure between the viscous sublayer and the free
stream consists of two layers: one adjacent to the viscous sublayer and one
adjacent to the free stream. When the level of turbulence in the free stream is
low, the boundary between the two layers is sharp and both have a self-similar
structure described by Reynolds-number-dependent scaling (power) laws. This
structure introduces two length scales: one --- the wall region thickness ---
determined by the sharp boundary between the two intermediate layers, the
second determined by the condition that the velocity distribution in the first
intermediate layer be the one common to all wall-bounded flows, and in
particular coincide with the scaling law previously determined for pipe flows.
Using recent experimental data we determine both these length scales and show
that they are close. Our results disagree with the classical model of the "wake
region".Comment: 11 pages, includes 2 tables and 3 figure
A Model of a Turbulent Boundary Layer With a Non-Zero Pressure Gradient
According to a model of the turbulent boundary layer proposed by the authors,
in the absence of external turbulence the intermediate region between the
viscous sublayer and the external flow consists of two sharply separated
self-similar structures. The velocity distribution in these structures is
described by two different scaling laws. The mean velocity u in the region
adjacent to the viscous sublayer is described by the previously obtained
Reynolds-number-dependent scaling law ,
, ,
. (Here is the dynamic or friction velocity, y is the
distance from the wall, the kinematic viscosity of the fluid, and the
Reynolds number is well defined by the data) In the region
adjacent to the external flow the scaling law is different: . The power for zero-pressure-gradient boundary layers
was found by processing various experimental data and is close (with some
scatter) to 0.2. We show here that for non-zero-pressure-gradient boundary
layers, the power is larger than 0.2 in the case of adverse pressure
gradient and less than 0.2 for favourable pressure gradient. Similarity
analysis suggests that both the coefficient B and the power depend on
and on a new dimensionless parameter P proportional to the
pressure gradient. Recent experimental data of Perry, Maru\v{s}i\'c and Jones
(1)-(4) were analyzed and the results are in agreement with the model we
propose.Comment: 10 pages, 9 figure
A Note on the Intermediate Region in Turbulent Boundary Layers
We demonstrate that the processing of the experimental data for the average
velocity profiles obtained by J. M. \"Osterlund
(www.mesh.kth.se/jens/zpg/) presented in [1] was incorrect. Properly
processed these data lead to the opposite conclusion: they confirm the
Reynolds-number-dependent scaling law and disprove the conclusion that the flow
in the intermediate (`overlap') region is Reynolds-number-independent.Comment: 8 pages, includes 1 table and 3 figures, broken web link in abstract
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Renormalization group and perfect operators for stochastic differential equations
We develop renormalization group methods for solving partial and stochastic
differential equations on coarse meshes. Renormalization group transformations
are used to calculate the precise effect of small scale dynamics on the
dynamics at the mesh size. The fixed point of these transformations yields a
perfect operator: an exact representation of physical observables on the mesh
scale with minimal lattice artifacts. We apply the formalism to simple
nonlinear models of critical dynamics, and show how the method leads to an
improvement in the computational performance of Monte Carlo methods.Comment: 35 pages, 16 figure
Self-Similar Intermediate Structures in Turbulent Boundary Layers At Large Reynolds Numbers
Processing the data from a large variety of zero-pressure-gradient boundary
layer flows shows that the Reynolds-number-dependent scaling law, which the
present authors obtained earlier for pipes, gives an accurate description of
the velocity distribution in a self-similar intermediate region of distances
from the wall adjacent to the viscous sublayer. The appropriate length scale
that enters the definition of the boundary layer Reynolds number is found for
all the flows under investigation.
Another intermediate self-similar region between the free stream and the
first intermediate region is found under conditions of weak free stream
turbulence. The effects of turbulence in the free stream and of wall roughness
are assessed, and conclusions are drawn.Comment: 77 pages, (includes 61 charts and graphs
Fluid--Gravity Correspondence under the presence of viscosity
The present work addresses the analogy between the speed of sound of a
viscous, barotropic, and irrotational fluid and the equation of motion for a
non--massive field in a curved manifold. It will be shown that the presence of
viscosity implies the introduction, into the equation of motion of the
gravitational analogue, of a source term which entails the flow of energy from
the non--massive field to the curvature of the spacetime manifold. The
stress-energy tensor is also computed and it is found not to be constant, which
is consistent with such energy interchange
On the structure of the energy distribution function in the hopping regime
The impact of the dispersion of the transport coefficients on the structure
of the energy distribution function for charge carriers far from equilibrium
has been investigated in effective-medium approximation for model densities of
states. The investigations show that two regimes can be observed in energy
relaxation processes. Below a characteristic temperature the structure of the
energy distribution function is determined by the dispersion of the transport
coefficients. Thermal energy diffusion is irrelevant in this regime. Above the
characteristic temperature the structure of the energy distribution function is
determined by energy diffusion. The characteristic temperature depends on the
degree of disorder and increases with increasing disorder. Explicit expressions
for the energy distribution function in both regimes are derived for a constant
and an exponential density of states.Comment: 16 page
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