The Local Variational Multiscale Method

Combining the variational multiscale (VMS) method for large-eddy simulation with a discontinuous Galerkin (DG) spatial discretization leads to a synergistic approach to turbulence simulation that we call the local variational multiscale (#VMS) method. In #VMS the flexibility of DG enables the large and small-scale spaces to be set on each element independently. In this paper, preliminary results using #VMS are presented for turbulent channel flow that demonstrate the flexibility and efficacy of the method