Structure of the Knowledge Base: Difference between revisions

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Introduction to the Knowledge Base

The test cases are application centred, facilitating the identification of appropriate knowledge and advice for specific industrial purposes. They are organised around:

Application Areas
Underlying Flow Regimes
Direct Numerical Simulations
Experimental Studies

Application Areas (AC)

The application area section contains articles of specific interest to particular sector disciplines such as: Built Environment, Chemical and Process Engineering, External Aerodynamics, Turbomachinery, Combustion and Heat Transfer, Environmental Flows and Biomedical Flows.

Each Application Area is comprised of Application Challenges (AC) which are realistic industrial test cases used to judge the competency and limitations of CFD for a given Application Area.

Underlying Flow Regimes (UFR)

These are generic, well studied test cases capturing important elements of the key flow physics encountered across the Application Areas.

Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS)

These are test cases providing statistical data from high-fidelity calculations, primarily Direct Numerical Simulations but also near-DNS Large Eddy simulations.

Experimental Studies (EXP)

These are well-studied test cases providing experimental data for gaining insight into the flow physics and for testing CFD methods

Content of the Knowledge Base

The content of each Application Challenge (AC) test case and Underlying Flow Regimes (UFR) test case article within the Knowledge Base consists of an:

Abstract - Summary of content
Description - Introduction to test case and physical phenomena involved, (for ACs also practical importance and parameters of interest, and for UFRs review of previous studies).
Test Case Studies - Description of test case experiments and CFD simulations (and provision of data and CFD results for ACs, and also for some UFRs)
Evaluation - Comparison of CFD calculations with test case experiments
Best Practice Advice

The content of each Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS) test case article also consists of an Abstract, Introduction to the physical phenomena, a brief review of previous studies and then:

Test case description with geometry and boundary conditions
Computational details
Quantification of resolution
Results of simulation with discussion

Also the content of each Experimental Studies (EXP) test case consists of an Abstract, Introduction to the physical phenomena, a brief review of previous experimental studies and then:

Test-case description with geometry and flow parameters
Experimental set up
Measurement quantities and techniques
Data Quality and Accuracy of measurements
Measurement data/results

The AC and EXP articles are expected to have, and should contain, links to detailed data files for all experimental and, in case of AC, also CFD results according to the guidelines set out here. In the UFR articles it is sufficient to present the data as plots, although it is highly desirable to provide links to associated databases where these are available. The templates for compiling AC, UFR, EXP and DNS articles can be found in the Template Library. For DNS cases data should be provided for the desirable/minimum quantities listed here according to the data storage guidelines set out here.

For a full index of all the Application Challenge, Underlying Flow Regimes, DNS and Experimental Studies test case articles within the Knowledge Base please click on the following links:

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-*'''Structure and Operation of the Knowledge Base'''
+'''Introduction to the Knowledge Base'''
-The knowledge base is partitioned into Gold and Silver Domains. The Gold Domain is the repository for content that has been carefully checked and therefore satisfies high quality standards. The Silver Domain is the repository for less mature content which is still under discussion and open for improvement. Parts of the Silver Domain are marked as Silver [[Image:star_red.jpg]]. This is reserved for content which has matured to levels of quality and significance approaching Gold standard.
+<!--The knowledge base is partitioned into Gold and Silver Domains. The Gold Domain is the repository for content that has been carefully checked and therefore satisfies high quality standards. The Gold Domain is restricted to [http://www.ercoftac.org/ ERCOFTAC] members who will be issued with privileged access. However, the list of all Application Challenges (AC) and Underlying Flow Regimes (UFR), (both described below) with their abstracts are in the public domain.
+-->
+<!--The Silver Domain is the repository for less mature content which is still under discussion and open for improvement. Parts of the Silver Domain are marked as Silver [[Image:star_red.jpg]]. This is reserved for content which has matured to levels of quality and significance approaching Gold standard, and made public to serve as examples of the high quality found in the Gold domain. In some cases it will act to invite the addition of new CFD results obtained with alternative models. Both Silver [[Image:star_red.jpg]] and Silver are fully in the public domain.
+-->
+<!--Both Gold and Silver Domains-->
+The test cases are application centred, facilitating the identification of appropriate knowledge and advice for specific industrial purposes. They are organised around:
-Both Gold and Silver Domains are application centred, facilitating the identification of appropriate knowledge and advice for specific industrial purposes. They are organised around:
+* Application Areas
+* Underlying Flow Regimes
+* Direct Numerical Simulations
+* Experimental Studies
-* '''[[Application Areas]]'''
-These are sector disciplines such as Built Environment, Chemical and Process Engineering, External Aerodynamics, Turbomachinery, Combustion and Heat Transfer etc.
+[[Application Areas|Application Areas (AC)]]
+The application area section contains articles of specific interest to particular sector disciplines such as: Built Environment, Chemical and Process Engineering, External Aerodynamics, Turbomachinery, Combustion and Heat Transfer,
+Environmental Flows and Biomedical Flows.
-*'''Application Challenges'''.
+Each Application Area is comprised of Application Challenges (AC) which are realistic industrial test cases used to judge the competency and limitations of CFD for a given Application Area.
-These are realistic industrial test cases which can be used to judge the competency and limitations of CFD for a given Application Area;
+[[Underlying Flow Regimes|Underlying Flow Regimes (UFR)]]
+These are generic, well studied test cases capturing important elements of the key flow physics encountered across the Application Areas.
+[[DNS_Index|Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS)]]
+These are test cases providing statistical data from high-fidelity calculations, primarily Direct Numerical Simulations but also near-DNS Large Eddy simulations.
+[[EXP_Index|Experimental Studies (EXP)]]
+These are well-studied test cases providing experimental data for gaining insight into the flow physics and for testing CFD methods
+'''Content of the Knowledge Base'''
-* '''[[Underlying Flow Regimes]]'''
-These are generic, well studied test cases capturing important elements of the key flow physics encountered across the Application Areas.
+The content of each [[Application Areas|Application Challenge (AC)]] test case and [[Underlying Flow Regimes|Underlying Flow Regimes (UFR)]] test case article within the Knowledge Base consists of an:
+*'''Abstract''' - Summary of content
+*'''Description''' - Introduction to test case and physical phenomena involved, (for ACs also practical importance and parameters of interest, and for UFRs review of previous studies).
+*'''Test Case Studies''' - Description of test case experiments and CFD simulations (and provision of data and CFD results for ACs, and also for some UFRs)
+*'''Evaluation''' - Comparison of CFD calculations with test case experiments
+*'''Best Practice Advice'''
+<!--*'''Quality Review'''-->
+The content of each [[DNS_Index|Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS)]] test case article also consists of an Abstract, Introduction to the physical phenomena, a brief review of previous studies and then:
+*'''Test case description with geometry and boundary conditions'''
+*'''Computational details'''
+*'''Quantification of resolution'''
+*'''Results of simulation with discussion'''
-Silver [[Image:star_red.jpg]] and Silver are fully in the public domain.
+Also the content of each [[EXP_Index|Experimental Studies (EXP)]] test case consists of an Abstract, Introduction to the physical phenomena, a brief review of previous experimental studies and then:
+*'''Test-case description with geometry and flow  parameters'''
+*'''Experimental set up'''
+*''' Measurement quantities and techniques'''
+*''' Data Quality and Accuracy of measurements'''
+*''' Measurement data/results'''
-Users are encouraged to comment on, exchange views and opinion on the Silver content in the [[UserFeedback-url#|User Feedback Page]]. For this they must register by clicking on "Create an account" at the top of any page. By doing this you automatically agree to the terms and conditions given in the [[Terms_And_Conditons|Terms and Conditions Page]].
-'''Users will not be able to directly edit or change a Silver document, but they are highly encouraged to provide new content, either by suggesting modifications/extensions to existing content or indeed by adding new contributions. In order to do this the user must gain access to the [[Library_Overview#|Library]] by emailing the ERCOFTAC Editorial Board with a request ([mailto:rodi@ifh.uni-karlsruhe.de ERCOFTAC Editorial Board]). The email must set out;
+The AC and EXP articles are expected to have, and should contain, links to detailed data files for all experimental and, in case of AC, also CFD results according to the guidelines set out [[Data_Formats_and_Submission#|'''here''']]. In the UFR articles it is sufficient to present the data as plots, although it is highly desirable to provide links to associated databases where these are available.
+The templates for compiling AC, UFR, EXP and DNS articles can be found in the [[Article_Templates|Template Library]]. For DNS cases data should be provided for the desirable/minimum quantities listed [[Media:List_of_desirable_and_minimum_quantities_to_be_entered_into_the_KB_Wiki.pdf|here]] according to the data storage guidelines set out [[Data_storage_guidelines_for_DNS_cases|here]].
-* The title of the test case considered
-* The list of authors
-* Is the test case considered in the AC or UFR category?
-* Is it a new AC or UFR or a modification of an existing one?
-* Abstract describing briefly the contents of the new AC or UFR or which parts of an existing one are modified or extended
-The ERCOFTAC Editorial Board will respond with an email that either approves or declines the request. If successful, the response will give a username and password enabling access to the Library Area together with instructions on where to find the article template assigned to you. Enter the Library Area, access the article template and begin to make your contribution. When this is completed, inform the Editorial Board by sending a short email giving your name and article or test case title. The editor will review the article and if and when it meets his requirements it will be lifted into the Silver Domain either as a new document or replacing the existing one.
+<!--
+'''Please note that only Gold AC and UFR test cases include a quality review form. For more information on quality reviews please click on the following link, [[Quality_Review_Documents|Quality Review Documents]].'''
+-->
+For a full index of all the Application Challenge, Underlying Flow Regimes, DNS and Experimental Studies test case articles within the Knowledge Base please click on the following links:
-The Gold Domain is restricted to ERCOFTAC members who will be issued with privileged access. However, the list of all AC's, UFR's and abstracts are in the public domain.
+[[AC_Index#|AC Index]]
-*'''[[QNET-CFD]]'''
+[[UFR_Index#|UFR Index]]
-::-The origin and evolution of the QNET-CFD Knowledge Base.
-*'''[[Gold Quality]]'''
+[[DNS_Index#|DNS Index]]
-::-Quality Review process for Gold content.
-*'''[[News]]'''
+[[EXP_Index#|EXP Index]]
-::-The latest developments in the QNET-CFD Knowledge Base.

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