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The feasibility of using massively paralleled computations as an engineering design tool is evaluated. A parallel Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) algorithm which simulates turbulent reacting flows using a space and time-accurate method, is used to model the complex flow found inside a realistic gas-turbine combustor. The parallelization philosophy and its implementation as a platform-independent solver is discussed. A performance analysis is carried out to determine the communication and storage requirements, and the associated overhead. As a case study, the LES methodology is used for a parametric investigation of swirl effects on the turbulent reacting flow in the gas-turbine.
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Stone, C., Menon, S. Parallel Simulations of Swirling Turbulent Flames. The Journal of Supercomputing 22, 7–28 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014374302887
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