1. Introduction.- 2. Formal Introduction to Scale Separation: Band-Pass Filtering.- 3. Application to Navier-Stokes Equations.- 4. Functional Modeling (Isotropic Case).- 5. Functional Modeling: Extension to Anisotropic Cases.- 6. Structural Modeling.- 7. Numerical Solution: Interpretation and Problems.- 8. Analysis and Validation of Large-Eddy Simulation Data.- 9. Boundary Conditions.- 10. Coupling Large-Eddy Simulation with Multiresolution/Multidomain Techniques.- 11. Hybrid RANS/LES Approaches.- 12. Implementation.- 13. Examples of Applications.- A. Statistical and Spectral Analysis of Turbulence.- B. EDQNM Modeling.
First concise textbook on Large-Eddy Simulation, a very important method in scientific computing and engineering
From the foreword to the third edition written by Charles Meneveau: "... this meticulously assembled and significantly enlarged description of the many aspects of LES will be a most welcome addition to the bookshelves of scientists and engineers in fluid mechanics, LES practitioners, and students of turbulence in general."