Advances and challenges of applied large-eddy simulation

Large-eddy simulation has become one of the most promising and successful methodology that concerns turbulent flows. It is reaching a level of maturity that brings this approach to the mainstream of engineering and industrial computations, while it opens new opportunities and brings new challenges for further progress. These advances and challenges, in the framework of industrial applications, have been the subject of a discussion meeting held at the Royal Society that brought together leading LES experts and industrial practitioners. The outcome of this discussion meeting is reported in a recent issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, and is thoroughly reviewed in this article. Advances and challenges of LES applied in industrial applications are concurrently reviewed and further discussed.