2134/23019 Feng Xiao Feng Xiao Mehriar Dianat Mehriar Dianat Jim McGuirk Jim McGuirk An LES turbulent inflow generator using a recycling and rescaling method Loughborough University 2016 Turbulent inflow generator Recycling Rescaling Turbulent mixing layer Droplet dispersion Engineering not elsewhere classified 2016-11-02 11:22:14 Journal contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/An_LES_turbulent_inflow_generator_using_a_recycling_and_rescaling_method/9225833 The present paper describes a recycling and rescaling method for generating turbulent inflow conditions for Large Eddy Simulation. The method is first validated by simulating a turbulent boundary layer and a turbulent mixing layer. It is demonstrated that, with input specification of mean velocities and turbulence rms levels (normal stresses) only, it can produce realistic and self-consistent turbulence structures. Comparison of shear stress and integral length scale indicates the success of the method in generating turbulent 1-point and 2-point correlations not specified in the input data. With the turbulent inlet conditions generated by this method, the growth rate of the turbulent boundary/mixing layer is properly predicted. Furthermore, the method can be used for the more complex inlet boundary flow types commonly found in industrial applications, which is demonstrated by generating non-equilibrium turbulent inflow and spanwise inhomogeneous inflow. As a final illustration of the benefits brought by this approach, a droplet-laden mixing layer is simulated. The dispersion of droplets in the near-field immediately downstream of the splitter plate trailing edge where the turbulent mixing layer begins is accurately reproduced due to the realistic turbulent structures captured by the recycling/rescaling method.