The Role of DNS in Turbulence Research
Institute for Theoretical Physics
University of California at Santa Barbara
March 20-21, 2000
A mini-symposium as part of the ITP program on the Physics of Hydrodynamic Turbulence
(http://www.itp.ucsb.edu)
7:00 PM Mixer at the OUTBACK, 5690 Calle Real, Goleta (near Best Western South Coast Inn)
8:30 AM Welcome (David Gross, Director, ITP)
8:35 AM Introductory remarks[Audio] (K.R. Sreenivasan, ITP & Yale)
Note: All talks to follow are 20 minutes long. The remaining time in each session will be used for discussion, as directed by the session moderator.
8:50 AM Session 1 (J. Riley, moderator)
Some general comments on the role of DNS in turbulence research[Audio], J. Riley (U. Washington)
Discussion
Insights into DNS of decaying isotropic turbulence from similarity theory[Audio], H. Wang (ITP & SUNY Buffalo)
Discussion
10:10 AM coffee break
10:30 AM
De-aliasing in spectral DNS and LES[Audio], A.Wray (NASA/Ames)
High resolution DNS of stationary isotropic turbulence[Audio], Y. Kaneda (ITP & Nagoya)
11:50 - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Session 2 (A. Leonard, moderator)
Lessons from inhomogeneous turbulence[Audio], A. Leonard (ITP & Caltech)
Statistical properties of homogeneous isotropic turbulence[Audio], S. Chen (Johns Hopkins U.)
Discussion
2:50 PM coffee break
3:10 PM Session 2 (continued)
Plane wakes subjected to successive irrotational strains[Audio], M. Rogers (NASA/Ames)
Discussion
DNS: A perspective of an experimentalist[Audio], P. Bandyopadhyay (NUSC, Newport)
Discussion
5:30 PM dinner (to be arranged by T. Lundgren)
8:30 AM Session 3 (R. Moser, moderator)
Performing experiments with DNS[Audio], R. Moser (U. Illinois)
DNS for the Lagrangian simulation of turbulence[Audio], P.K. Yeung (Ga.Tech)
Discussion
9:50 AM coffee break
10:10 AM Session 3 (continued)
Comments on the inhibition of energy transfer associated waves in turbulence[Audio], J. Herring (NCAR)
Comment on Shear effects in a turbulent channel flow[Audio], F. Toschi
Discussion[Audio]
General Remarks
12:00 noon Close