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Nov 23, 2024
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MEC 4160 - Computational Fluid Dynamics3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course serves as an introduction to computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The course builds a fundamental understanding of the underlying partial differential equations for fluid flow and provides experience with the numerical tools available for solving fluid flow problems. (prereq: MEC 3120 ) (quarter system prereq: ME 3104)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate working knowledge of the governing equations of fluid mechanics
- Demonstrate ability to select and create a flow domain
- Perform a mesh convergence study to obtain a mesh independent solution
- Analyze numerical results and provide appropriate data plotting
- Recognize strengths and limitations of CFD techniques
- Explain the differences between different CFD turbulence models
- Demonstrate use of CFD in the design process
Prerequisites by Topic
Course Topics
- Classification of partial differential equations
- Review of control volume analysis and Navier-Stokes equations
- Finite difference method
- Finite element method
- Finite volume method
- Lattice-Boltzmann method
- Physics-informed neural networks
- Domain selection and sizing
- Mesh convergence and mesh independent solutions
- Turbulence modeling
- Error and uncertainty
Laboratory Topics
- Simulation with commercial CFD software
- Flow domain creation
- Mesh convergence
- Internal flows
- External flows
- Turbulence models
- Post processing
- Interpretation of results
Coordinator
Dr. Nathan Patterson
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