Abstract
A series of large-eddy simulations of plane Poiseuille flow are discussed. The subgrid-scale motions are represented by an eddy viscosity related to the flow deformation Smagorinsky of the channel width 2Smagorinsky where turbulentReynolds number’ of the resolved-scale motions. A fixed value of 10 is regarded as determining the separation of scales into resolved and subgrid. The value of l0 is regarded as a measure of numerical resolution and values of Cs less than about 0.2 correspond to inadequate resolution.