Guidelines for implementing Detached-Eddy Simulation using different models

Abstract This paper presents a range of guidelines that the authors have come to formulate during research work related to Detached-Eddy Simulation (DES). In the course of this work, DES has been implemented, calibrated and tested for three different linear and non-linear eddy viscosity turbulence models (EVM) of varying degrees of complexity, thorough literature researches were conducted and the authors participated in two European research projects involving DES. The key steps along the path to implementation of DES in existing Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) solvers are outlined, and open questions regarding the DES technique are identified.