An adaptive DES smodel that allows wall-resolved eddy simulation

•A Detached Eddy Simulation model that mimics dynamic Smagorinsky formulation.•Adaptivity of model allows wall resolved eddy simulation on sufficient grids.•Ability to simulate natural and bypass transition is tested.

A modification to the Adaptive-DES method of Yin et al. (2015) is proposed to improve its near-wall behavior. The modification is to the function (Clim) that imposes a lower limit on the dynamically evaluated coefficient (CDES). The modification allows Adaptive-DES to converge to wall-resolved eddy simulation, when grid resolution supports it. On coarse grids, or at high Reynolds number, it reverts to shielded DES - that is to DDES. The new formulation predicts results closer to wall-resolved LES than the previous formulation. It provides an ability to simulate transition: it is tested in both orderly and bypass transition. In fully turbulent, attached flow, the modification has little effect. Any improvement in predictions stem from better near-wall behavior of the adaptive method.