MEC4443

Computational fluid dynamics

M C Thompson

4 points
* 22 lectures and 11 tutorials
* Second semester
* Clayton
* Prerequisite: MEC3409

Objectives By the end of the course students should be able to do the following: recognise the problems where computational fluid dynamics is the appropriate solution; formulate the governing equations in the appropriate form for a particular problem; analyse the numerical properties of finite difference schemes; understand different approaches to solve both steady and time-dependent fluid flow problems; understand the different methods of CFD (finite-difference, finite-element, spectral, vortex methods, potential flow modelling); and have an appreciation of the capabilities and limitation of commercial CFD software.

Synopsis An introduction to the techniques and applications of computational fluid mechanics. Development of the equations governing fluid flow; characterisation of partial differential equations; finite difference solution of the governing equations; grid generation; time-stepping; steady solution methods; matrix solution methods; spectral methods; introduction to commercial software.

Assessment Examination: 70%
* Assignment: 30%