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A finite element method for the simulation of Navier-Stokes flows is presented. Error estimates are available for this numerical method; they show that turbulence modelling is necessary beyond a critical Reynolds number. In the near wake of the vehicle the classical turbulence models like the k-ε model are not very good because the flow is essentially transient. The MPP model is proposed because it is based on the fact that the flow has two length scales.
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Hecht, F., Pironneau, O. (1988). On the numerical simulation of turbulent flows around vehicles. In: Engquist, B., Majda, A., Luskin, M. (eds) Computational Fluid Dynamics and Reacting Gas Flows. The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and Its Applications, vol 12. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3882-9_5
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