Gianmarco Mengaldo, Assistant Professor of Fluid Mechanics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore
Monday, March 28, 2022, 11:00
- 11:30
KAUST Library, Seaside area
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We present the successful deployment of high-fidelity Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) technologies based on spectral/hp element methods to a real automotive car, namely the Elemental Rp1 model [1]. The simulation presents the common challenges of an industry-relevant simulation, namely high Reynolds number and complex geometry. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this simulation represents the first fifth-order accurate transient LES of an entire real car geometry. Moreover, this constitutes a key milestone towards considerably expanding the computational design envelope currently allowed in industry, where steady-state modelling remains the standard. In this talk, we highlight the key developments that were required to achieve the simulation, from mesh generation to improvements in solver and numerical technology.