Courses Detail Information

ME6202J – Computational Fluid Dynamics


Instructors:

Dezhi Zhou

Credits: 3 credits

Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Description:

1. Introduction of CFD: Why learning CFD? What is CFD? The impact of CFD

2. Governing equations: Derivation; Physical meaning of each term; Presentations of forms for CFD

3. Mathematical behaviors of PDE: Classification of PDE; General behavior of PDE of different classifications

4. Finite volume method for diffusion problems; Finite volume method for convection-diffusion problems

5. Pressure-velocity coupling in steady flows; Solution of discretized equation

6. Finite volume method for unsteady flows; Implementation of boundary conditions

Course Topics:

Introduction & basic concepts

Governing equations

FVM for diffusion problems

FVM for diffusion-convection problems

Pressure-velocity coupling

Solution of discretized equation

FVM for unsteady flows

Implementation of boundary conditions