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Some Recent Developments in Turbulence Closure Modeling by Durbin, Paul A

“…Turbulence closure models are central to a good deal of applied computational fluid dynamical analysis. Closure modeling endures as a productive area of…”
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Perspectives on the Phenomenology and Modeling of Boundary Layer Transition by Durbin, Paul A.

“…This article is a perspective review of boundary layer transition. Both orderly and bypass transition are discussed, but with a decided emphasis on bypass…”
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Representation of Surface Roughness in Hybrid Turbulence Simulations by Varghese, Joel, Durbin, Paul A.

“…The influence of surface roughness on overlying turbulence is represented by a drag layer, with a quadratic drag law. The drag coefficient is considered to be…”
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Assessment of viscosity models that incorporate lag parameter scaling by Biswas, Rajarshi, Durbin, Paul A.

“…Elliptic blending lag models combine a ‘stress-strain misalignment’ parameter with conventional k−ω or k−ε based linear eddy viscosity models. The lag…”
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Transition beneath vortical disturbances by DURBIN, Paul, XIAOHUA WU

“…Theory and computer simulations have led to advances in the fundamental understanding of how vortical disturbances induce transition in an underlying boundary…”
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Large Eddy Simulation of passive scalar transport in transitional boundary layer and development toward improving models by Bader, Shujaut H., Yin, Zifei, Durbin, Paul A.

“…In this paper, the experiment of flat plate transition under freestream turbulence with heat transfer conducted by Blair (1983) is reproduced using subgrid…”
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A Hybrid Model for Turbulence and Transition, with a Locally Varying Coefficient by Bader, Shujaut H., Yin, Zifei, Durbin, Paul A.

“…In this paper, a simple method to locally compute the model coefficient C DES in Reddy et al. (Int J Heat Fluid Flow 50:103–113, 2014…”
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Modeling rotation and curvature effects within scalar eddy viscosity model framework by Arolla, Sunil K., Durbin, Paul A.

“…► We propose a bifurcation based rotation/curvature correction for scalar turbulence closures. ► Equilibrium points predicted by this model in homogeneous…”
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Near-wall behavior of RANS turbulence models and implications for wall functions by Kalitzin, Georgi, Medic, Gorazd, Iaccarino, Gianluca, Durbin, Paul

“…The paper proposes a novel wall-function formulation applicable to any RANS turbulence model. It is based on the assumption of wall layer universality, applied…”
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Passive Scalar Transport Modeling for Hybrid RANS/LES Simulation by Yin, Zifei, Durbin, Paul A.

“…A transport model for hybrid RANS/LES simulation of passive scalars is proposed. It invokes a dynamically computed subgrid Prandtl number. The method is based…”
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Brain research and the social self in a technological culture by Durbin, Paul T.

“…The paper does not claim to be a novel contribution to any field. It simply opposes claims by philosophers of consciousness—I take Daniel Dennett as an example…”
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The Effect of wake Turbulence Intensity on Transition in a Compressor Cascade by Wissink, Jan G., Zaki, Tamer A., Rodi, Wolfgang, Durbin, Paul A.

“…Direct numerical simulations of separating flow along a section at midspan of a low-pressure V103 compressor cascade with periodically incoming wakes were…”
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Continuous Mode Transition in High-speed Boundary-layers by Joo, Jongwook, Durbin, Paul A.

“…Mode interaction is studied via direct numerical simulations of a Mach 4.5 boundary layer with discrete and continuous modes imposed at the inflow. An…”
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A contrarian view of postmodern society and information technologies by Durbin, Paul T.

“…In this short paper—little more than a note, even a short “contrarian” sermon for this anniversary volume—what I do is argue that even the allegedly most…”
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Interaction of discrete and continuous boundary layer modes to cause transition by Durbin, Paul A., Zaki, Tamer A., Liu, Yang

“…The interaction of discrete and continuous Orr–Sommerfeld modes in a boundary layer is studied by computer simulation. The discrete mode is an unstable…”
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DNS of fully turbulent flow in a LPT passage by Kalitzin, Georgi, Wu, Xiaohua, Durbin, Paul A.

“…This work addresses the pattern of turbulent kinetic energy generated by distortion and the effect of external disturbances on boundary layer transition. This…”
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Philosophy, activism, and computer and information specialists revisited by Durbin, Paul T.

“…A number of themes have been on my mind in recent months, and I have made them centerpieces of a number of things I have written lately. In a Ubiquity essay…”
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An intermittency model for bypass transition by Durbin, Paul

“…► A model is proposed for Reynolds averaged bypass transition. ► It consists of an intermittency equation. ► The model uses local variables, with no…”
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Hybrid RANS/LES modeling of hypersonic turbulent boundary layers with cold walls by Danis, Mustafa E., Durbin, Paul

“…Various strategies for hybrid RANS/LES modeling of hypersonic turbulent boundary layers subjected to strong wall-cooling are developed and analyzed. By…”
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Reflections on roughness modelling in turbulent flow by Durbin, Paul A.

“…The general topic of practical modelling of roughness in turbulent flow is discussed. Double averaging is a useful framework, but most models cannot be…”
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