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Uncertainty quantification for turbulent mixing flows: Rayleigh-Taylor instability

  • T. Kaman
  • , R. Kaufman
  • , J. Glimm
  • , D. H. Sharp
  • Stony Brook University
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Abstract

Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) for fluid mixing depends on the length scales for observation: macro, meso and micro, each with its own UQ requirements. New results are presented here for macro and micro observables. For the micro observables, recent theories argue that convergence of numerical simulations in Large Eddy Simulations (LES) should be governed by space-time dependent probability distribution functions (PDFs, in the present context, Young measures) which satisfy the Euler equation. From a single deterministic simulation in the LES, or inertial regime, we extract a PDF by binning results from a space time neighborhood of the convergence point. The binned state values constitute a discrete set of solution values which define an approximate PDF. The convergence of the associated cumulative distribution functions (CDFs) are assessed by standard function space metrics.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUncertainty Quantification in Scientific Computing - 10th IFIP WG 2.5 Working Conference, WoCoUQ 2011, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsAndrew M. Dienstfrey, Ronald F. Boisvert
PublisherSpringer New York LLC
Pages212-224
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783642326769
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event10th IFIP WG 2.5 Working Conference on Uncertainty Quantification in Scientific Computing, WoCoUQ 2011 - Boulder, CO, United States
Duration: Aug 1 2011Aug 4 2011

Publication series

NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume377 AICT
ISSN (Print)1868-4238

Conference

Conference10th IFIP WG 2.5 Working Conference on Uncertainty Quantification in Scientific Computing, WoCoUQ 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoulder, CO
Period08/1/1108/4/11

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