Abstract
The recent emergence of turbulence modeling strategies under the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) framework has opened the door towards highly efficient numerical solutions for the governing fluids equations with potential application to industry. Advantages of the LBM over traditional Navier-Stokes (NS) based methods include its straightforward parallelization and its ability to recover flow dynamics without explicit treatment for pressure. In the present work, Large Eddy Simulation within a Lattice Boltzmann framework is used to study a lid-driven cavity. In particular, a Smagorinsky subgrid scale model is chosen for the unresolved scales within a single-relaxation-time LBM. Simulations are performed in three dimensions at a Reynolds number of 105. One-dimensional energy spectra are computed and the range of energy scales in the numerical solutions are inspected to ensure that turbulence has been captured. Isosurfaces of various vortex identification criteria are examined and compared to the vorticity magnitude and pressure minima.
