Publications

2024

G. Arranz, Y. Ling, S. Costa, K. Goc and A. Lozano-Duran, Building-block flow model for computational fluids, arXiV 2024.

G. Arranz and A. Lozano-Duran, Informative and non-informative decomposition of turbulent flow fields, arXiV 2024.

D. Park and A. Lozano-Duran, The coherent structure of the energy cascade in isotropic turbulence, arXiV 2024.

Y. Yuan and A. Lozano-Duran, Limits to extreme event forecasting in chaotic systems, arXiv 2024.

2023

A. Lozano-Duran, G. Arranz, and Y. Ling, Information-theoretic causality and applications to turbulence: energy cascade and inner/outer layer interactions, arXiv 2023.

S. He, A. Lozano-Duran, J. He, and M. Cho, Transition of a Temporally Developing Three-Dimensional Turbulent Boundary Layer, Phys. Rev. Fluids 8, 064606, 2023.

A. Lozano-Duran, G. Arranz, and Y. Ling, Building-Block-Flow Model for Large-Eddy Simulation: Application to the NASA CRM-HL, AIAA Aviation, 2023.

G. Arranz, Y. Ling, and A. Lozano-Duran, Building-Block-Flow Model for Large-Eddy Simulation: Application to the Gaussian Bump, AIAA Aviation, 2023.

A. Lozano-Durán and H. J. Bae, “Machine-learning building-block-flow wall model for large-eddy simulation“, J. Fluid Mech., 963, A35 , 2023.

Á. Martínez-Sánchez, E. López, S.L. Clainche, A. Lozano-Durán, A. Srivastava, and R. Vinuesa, “Causality analysis of large-scale structures in the flow around a wall-mounted square cylinder”, J. Fluid Mech., 967, A1 , 2023.

A. Towne, S. T. M. Dawson, G. A. Brès, A. Lozano-Durán, T. Saxton-Fox, A. Parthasarathy, A. R. Jones, H. Biler, C.-A. Yeh, H. D. Patel, and K. Taira, “A Database for Reduced-Complexity Modeling of Fluid Flows“, AIAA J., 2023

M.-A. Nikolaidis, P. J. Ioannou, B. F. Farrell, and A. Lozano-Durán, “POD-Based Study of Turbulent Plane Poiseuille Flow: Comparing Structure and Dynamics between Quasi-Linear Simulations and DNS”, J. Fluid Mech., 962, A16, 2023.

2022

Y. Ling, G. Arranz, E. Williams, K. Goc, K. Griffin, and A. Lozano-Durán, “Wall-modeled large-eddy simulation based on building-block flows”, Proceeding of the CTR Summer School, Stanford University, 2022.

W. Wang, A. Lozano-Durán, R. Helmig, and X. Chu, “Spatial and spectral characteristics of information flux between turbulent boundary layers and porous media”, J. Fluid Mech., 949, A16, 2022

H. J. Bae and A. Lozano-Durán, “Numerical and modeling error assessment of large-eddy simulation using direct-numerical-simulation-aided large-eddy simulation“, ArXiv, 2022

E. J. Williams and A. Lozano-Durán, “Information-Theoretic Approach for Subgrid-Scale Modeling for High-Speed Compressible Wall Turbulence“, AIAA 2022-3326

A. Lozano-Durán and G. Arranz, ’’Information-theoretic formulation of dynamical systems: causality, modeling, and control”, Phys. Rev. Research, 4, 023195, 2022.

T. Saxton-Fox, B. J. McKeon, and A. Lozano-Durán, “Amplitude and wall-normal distance variation of small scales in turbulent boundary layers”, Phys. Rev. Fluids, 7, 014606, 2022.

R. Vinuesa, O. Lehmkuhl, A. Lozano-Durán and J. Rabault, Flow control in wings and discovery of novel approaches via deep reinforcement learning”, Fluids, 7, 62, 2022.

2021

G. Arranz and A. Lozano-Durán, “Assessment of information-theoretic-based control of turbulent flow separation of an aircraft in stall“, AIAA SciTech 2022-1366, 2021

A. Elnahhas, A. Lozano-Durán and P. Moin “A near-wall patch wall model for large-eddy simulation”, Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 2021.

A. Lozano-Durán, S. T. Bose, and Parviz Moin, “Performance of wall-modeled LES with boundary-layer-conforming grids for external aerodynamics”, AIAA J., 2021.

A. Lozano-Durán, M.-A. Nikolaidis, N. C. Constantinou, and M. Karp, "Cause-and-effect of linear mechanisms sustaining wall turbulence", J. Fluid Mech., 914, A8, 2021.

H. J. Bae, A. Lozano-Durán, and B. J. McKeon, "Nonlinear mechanism of the self-sustaining process in the buffer and logarithmic layer of wall-bounded flows", J. Fluid Mech., 914, A3, 2021.

M. Cho, A. Lozano-Durán, P. Moin and G. I. Park, "Wall-modeled large-eddy simulation of turbulent boundary layers with mean-flow three-dimensionality", AIAA J., 2021.

M. Atzori, R. Vinuesa, A. Lozano-Durán, P. Schlatter “Intense Reynolds-Stress Events in Turbulent Ducts“, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 89, 108802, 2021.

H. J. Bae and A. Lozano-Durán, “Effect of wall boundary conditions on wall-modeled large-eddy simulation in a finite-difference framework", Fluids, 6, 112, 2021.

W. Wang, X. Chu, A. Lozano-Durán, R. Helmig and B. Weigand, “Information transfer between turbulent boundary layers and porous media”, J. Fluid Mech., 920, A21, 2021


2020

A. Lozano-Durán and H. J. Bae, "Self-critical machine-learning wall-modeled LES for external aerodynamics" Annual Research Briefs, Stanford University, 2020

C. Nové-Josserand, S. Perrard, A. Lozano-Durán, M. Benzaquen, M. Rabaud, and F. Moisy, "Effect of current on wind-wave generation" Phys. Rev. Fluids, 124801, 2020

C. Cheng, W. Li, A. Lozano-Durán , and H. Liu, "On the structure of streamwise wall-shear stress fluctuations in turbulent channel flows", J. Fluid Mech., 903, A29-1, 2020.

S. Dong, Y. Huang, X. Yuan, and A. Lozano-Durán, "The coherent structure of the kinetic energy transfer in shear turbulence", J. Fluid Mech., 892, A22, 2020. *corresponding author

A. Lozano-Durán, M. Giometto, G.I. Park, and P. Moin, "Non-equilibrium three-dimensional boundary layers at moderate Reynolds numbers", J. Fluid Mech., 883, A20, 2020.

A. Lozano-Durán, H. J. Bae, and M. P. Encinar, "Causality of energy-containing eddies in wall turbulence", J. Fluid Mech., 882, A2, 2020.

C. Cheng, W. Li, A. Lozano-Durán , and H. Liu, "Uncovering Townsend’s wall-attached eddies in low-Reynolds-number wall turbulence", J. Fluid Mech., 889, A29, 2020.

A. Towne, A. Lozano-Durán, and X.I.A. Yang, "Resolvent-based estimation of space-time flow statistics", J. Fluid Mech., 883, A17, 2020.

A. Lozano-Durán, S. T. Bose and P. Moin “Performance of wall-modeled LES for external aerodynamics in the NASA Juncture Flow" Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 2020.

M. Whitmore, A. Lozano-Durán, P. Moin “Requirements and sensitivity analysis of RANS-free wall-modeled LES" Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 2020.

A. Elnahhas, A. Lozano-Durán and P. Moin “Toward a flow-structure-based wall-modeled large-eddy simulation paradigm" Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 2020.

W. H. R. Chan, A. Lozano-Durán and P. Moin “Cascade-based Eulerian-to-Lagrangian subgrid-scale modeling of bubble breakup in breaking waves" Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 2020.

A. Lozano-Durán, S. T. Bose, and P. Moin “Prediction of trailing edge separation on the NASA Juncture Flow using wall-modeled LES" 2020 AIAA SciTech Forum.


2019

A. Lozano-Durán and H. J. Bae, "Error scaling of large-eddy simulation in the outer region of wall-bounded turbulence", J. Comp. Phys., 392, 532–555, 2019.

A. Lozano-Durán and H. J. Bae, "Characteristic scales of Townsend's wall-attached eddies", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 868, 698-725, 2019.

C. Cheng, W. Li, A. Lozano-Durán, and H. Liu, "Identity of individual attached eddies in turbulent channel flows with bidimensional empirical mode decomposition", J. Fluid Mech., 870, 1037–1071, 2019.

S. Perrard, A. Lozano-Durán, M. Rabaud, M. Benzaquen, and F. Moisy, "Turbulent windprint on a liquid surface", J. Fluid Mech., 873, 1020-1054, 2019.

H. J. Bae, A. Lozano-Durán, S. T. Bose, and P. Moin, "Dynamic slip wall model for large-eddy simulation", J. Fluid Mech., 859, 400-432, 2019.

A. Lozano-Durán, M.-A. Nikolaidis, N. C. Constantinou, and M. Karp “Alternative physics to understand wall turbulence: Navier–Stokes equations with modified linear dynamicsJournal of Physics: Conference Series, 2019

A. Lozano-Durán and M. Bassenne “Towards model discovery using reinforcement learning" Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 2019.

A. Elnahhas, P. Johnson, A. Lozano-Durán, and P. Moin “On the evolution of the velocity gradient tensor in transitional boundary layers" Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 2019.

J. Cardesa and A. Lozano-Durán “Inter-scale energy transfer in turbulence from the viewpoint of subfilter scales" Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 2019.

H. J Bae and A. Lozano-Durán “A minimal flow unit of the logarithmic layer in the absence of near-wall eddies and large scales" Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 2019.

J. Jiménez, J. Cardesa and A. Lozano-Durán, “The turbulence cascade in physical space" Turbulent Cascades II, ERCOFTAC Series 26, 2019


2018

M. Bassenne, H. J. Bae, and A. Lozano-Durán, "Mandala-inspired representation of the turbulent energy cascade", Phys. Rev. Fluids, 3, 100505, 2018.

H. J. Bae, A. Lozano-Durán, S. T. Bose, and P. Moin, "Turbulence intensities in large-eddy simulation of wall-bounded flows", Phys. Rev. Fluids, 3, 014610, 2018.

A. Lozano-Durán, M. J. P. Hack, and P. Moin, "Modeling boundary-layer transition in direct and large-eddy simulations using parabolized stability equations", Phys. Rev. Fluids, 3, 023901, 2018.

A. Lozano-Durán , M. Karp, and N. C. Constantinou, “Wall turbulence with constrained energy extraction from the mean flow”, Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 209-220, 2018.

H. J. Bae and A. Lozano-Durán, “DNS-aided explicitly filtered LES of channel flow”, Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 197-207, 2018.

M. P. Encinar, A. Lozano-Durán , and J. Jiménez, “Reconstructing channel turbulence from wall observations”, Proceedings of the Summer Program, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 217-226, 2018.

H. J. Bae, J. D. Gibbon, R. M. Kerr, and A. Lozano-Durán, “Regularity diagnostics applied to a turbulent boundary-layer”, Proceedings of the Summer Program, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 247-255, 2018.

S. He, A. Lozano-Durán, J. He, and M. Cho, “Turbulent-turbulent transition of a transient three-dimensional channel flow”, Proceedings of the Summer Program, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 257-266, 2018.

A. Lozano-Durán, M. J. P. Hack, and P. Moin, “Using parabolized stability equations to model boundary-layer transition in direct and large-eddy simulations”, AIAA Aviation Forum, 2018.

A. Towne, X.I.A Yang, and A. Lozano-Durán, “Approximating space-time flow statistics from a limited set of known correlations”, AIAA Aviation Forum, 2018.

H. J. Bae, M. P. Encinar, and A. Lozano-Durán, “Causal analysis of self-sustaining processes in the log-layer of wall-bounded turbulence”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1001, 012013, 2018.


2017

X. Wu, P. Moin, J. M. Wallace, J. Skarda, A. Lozano-Durán, and J-P. Hickey, "Transitional-turbulent spots and turbulent-turbulent spots in boundary layers", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114, 27, E5292-E5299, 2017.

X. I. A. Yang and A. Lozano-Durán, "A multifractal model for the momentum transfer process in wall-bounded flows'', J. Fluid Mech., 824, R2, 2017.

S. Dong, A. Lozano-Durán, A. Sekimoto, and J. Jiménez, "Coherent structures in statistically stationary homogeneous shear turbulence", J. Fluid Mech., 816, 167-208, 2017.

A. Lozano-Durán, H. J. Bae, S. T. Bose, and P. Moin, “Dynamic wall models for the slip boundary condition”, Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 229–242, 2017.

A. Lozano-Durán and H. J. Bae, “Convergence of large-eddy simulation in the outer region of wall-bounded turbulence”, Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 257–270, 2017.

H. J. Bae and A. Lozano-Durán, “Towards exact subgrid-scale models for explicitly filtered large-eddy simulation of wall-bounded”, Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 207–214, 2017.

M. G. Giometto, A. Lozano-Durán, G. I. Park, and P. Moin, “Three-dimensional transient channel flow at moderate Reynolds numbers: analysis and wall modeling”, Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 193–205, 2017.


2016

A. Lozano-Durán, M. Holzner, and J. Jiménez, "Multiscale analysis of the topological invariants in the logarithmic region of turbulent channels at a friction Reynolds number of 932'', Journal of Fluids Mechanics, 803, 356-394, 2016.

A. Lozano-Durán and G. Borrell, "An efficient algorithm to compute the genus of discrete surfaces and applications to turbulent flows", Transactions on Mathematical Software, 42, 4, Article 34, 2016.

B. F. Farrell, J. P. Ioannou, J. Jiménez, N. C. Constantinou, A. Lozano-Durán, and M-A. Nikolaidis, "A statistical state dynamics-based study of the structure and mechanism of large-scale motions in plane Poiseuille flow", J. Fluid Mech., 809, 290-315, 2016.

J. Jiménez and A. Lozano-Durán, "Coherent structures in wall-bounded turbulence", Progress in Wall Turbulence, 23, 37-46, 2016.

K. T. Rosenberg, T. Saxton-Fox, A. Lozano-Durán, A. Towne, and B. J. McKeon, “Toward low order models of wall turbulence using relevant analysis”, Proceedings of the Summer Program, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 305–314, 2016.

T. Sayadi, P. J. Schmid, C. W. Hamman, and A. Lozano-Durán, “Toward a dynamic model for the near-wall region based on reduced representations”, Proceedings of the Summer Program, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 295–303, 2016.

M. H. Silvis, F. X. Trias, M. Abkar, H. J. Bae, A. Lozano-Durán, and R. W. C. P. Verstappen, “Exploring nonlinear subgrid-scale models and new characteristic length scales for large-eddy simulation”, Proceedings of the Summer Program, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 265–274, 2016.

X. S. Liang and A. Lozano-Durán, “A preliminary study of the causal structure in fully developed near-wall turbulence”, Proceedings of the Summer Program, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 233–242, 2016.

J. Skarda, A. Lozano-Durán, X. Wu, P. Moin, and J. M. Wallace, “Turbulent spots inside the wall layer of the zero-pressure-gradient turbulent flat-plate boundary layer”, Proceedings of the Summer Program, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 165–174, 2016.

A. Lozano-Durán, M. J. P. Hack, G. I. Park, and P. Moin, “Modeling boundary-layer transition in DNS and LES using parabolized stability equations”, Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 29–37, 2016.

A. Lozano-Durán and H. J. Bae, “Turbulent channel with slip boundaries as a benchmark for subgrid-scale models in LES”, Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 97–103, 2016.

H. J. Bae, A. Lozano-Durán, and P. Moin, “Investigation of the slip boundary condition in wall-modeled LES”, Annual Research Briefs, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 75–86, 2016.

M-A. Nikolaidis, B. F. Farrell, P. J. Ioannou, D. F. Gayme, A. Lozano-Durán, and J. Jiménez, “A POD-based analysis of turbulence in the reduced nonlinear dynamics system”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 708, 012002, 2016.

A-J. Buchner, A. Lozano-Durán, V. Kitsios, C. Atkinson, and J. Soria, “Local topology via the invariants of the velocity gradient tensor within vortex clusters and intense Reynolds stress structures in turbulent channel flow”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 708, 012005, 2016.

R. Togni, A. Cimarelli, A. Lozano-Durán, and E. De Angelis, “Space and time behaviour of the temperature second-order structure function in Rayleigh-B´enard convection”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 708, 012007, 2016.

J. Weatheritt, R. Sandberg, and A. Lozano-Durán, “Reynolds stress structures in the Hybrid RANS/LES of a planar channel”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 708, 012008, 2016.


2015

A. Lozano-Durán, M. Holzner, and J. Jiménez, "Numerically accurate computation of the conditional trajectories of the topological invariants in turbulent flows", J. Comp. Phys., 295, 805-814, 2015.

C. Geng, G. He, Y. Wang, C. Xu, A. Lozano-Durán, and J. M. Wallace, "Taylor's hypothesis in turbulent channel flow considered using a transport equation analysis", Phys. Fluids, 27, 025111, 2015.


2014

A. Lozano-Durán and J. Jiménez, "Time-resolved evolution of coherent structures in turbulent channels: characterization of eddies", J. Fluid Mech. 759, 432-471, 2014.

A. Lozano-Durán and J. Jiménez, "Effect of the computational domain on direct simulations of turbulent channels up to Re_\tau=4200", Phys. Fluids, 26, 011702, 2014.

R. Vinuesa, A. Noorani, A. Lozano-Durán, G. K. El Khoury, P. Schlatter, P. F. Fischer, and H. Nagib, "Direct numerical simulation of variable-aspect-ratio turbulent duct flows at low and moderate Reynolds numbers", J. Turbulence, 15, 677-706, 2014.

N. C. Constantinou, A. Lozano-Durán, M-A. Nikolaidis, B. F. Farrell, P. J. Ioannou, and J. Jiménez, “Turbulence in the highly restricted dynamics of a closure at second order: comparison with DNS”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 506, 012004, 2014.

G. Tissot, A. Lozano-Durán, L. Cordier, J. Jiménez, and B. R. Noack, “Granger causality in wall-bounded turbulence”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 506, 012006, 2014.


2012

A. Lozano-Durán and J. Jiménez, "The three-dimensional structure of momentum transfer in turbulent channels", J. Fluid Mech., 694, 100-130, 2012.


2011

A. Lozano-Durán and J. Jiménez, “Time-resolved evolutions of the wall-bounded vorticity cascade”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 318, 062016, 2011.