  We assess the ability of three different approaches based on high-order
discontinuous Galerkin methods to simulate under-resolved turbulent flows. The
capabilities of the mass conserving mixed stress method as structure resolving
large eddy simulation solver are examined. A comparison of a variational
multiscale model to no-model or an implicit model approach is presented via
numerical results. In addition, we present a novel approach for turbulent
modeling in wall-bounded flows. This new technique provides a more accurate
representation of the actual subgrid scales in the near wall region and gives
promising results for highly under-resolved flow problems. In this paper, the
turbulent channel flow and periodic hill flow problem are considered as
benchmarks for our simulations.
