We first present techniques of large-eddy simulation (LES) in physical and
Fourier spaces. We show how LES allows vortex control in mixing layers, and
good prediction of velocity statistics in a turbulent channel. We study al
so in a developed boundary layer the dynamics of high- and low-speed streak
s at the wall, and the associated pressure fluctuations. Following this, we
show in rotating shear flows a universal behaviour of the mean velocity in
regions whose local Rossby number is strictly inferior to -1. Finally, we
present for LES of compressible flows a formalism based on Favre averages.
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