MDM520 COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
| Course Code: | 8760520 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Design and Manufacturing |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will understand the fundamentals of the fluid dynamics behind complex engineering problems.
At the end of this course, the student will learn the discretization schemes for steady-state diffusion problems.
At the end of this course, the student will learn the discretization schemes for steady-state diffusion problems.
At the end of this course, the student will learn the solution algorithms for two-dimensional steady viscous flows.
At the end of this course, the student will learn the algorithms for the solution of discretised equations.
At the end of this course, the student will learn basic concepts used for the discretisation of the solution domain.
Course Content
Conservation laws and boundary conditions,finite volume method for diffusion problems,finite volume method for convection-diffusion problems,solution algorithms for pressure-velocity coupling in steady flows,solution of discretization equations,implementation of SIMPLE algorithm for steady flows, implementation of SIMPLE algorithm for unsteady flows.
Course Learning Outcomes
ability to identify the governing equations that are used in the solution of CFD problems
ability to formulate all conservation laws as a single general transport equation
ability to identify the types of second order partial differential equations
ability to analyze one-dimensional steady state diffusion problems
ability to analyze two-dimensional steady state diffusion problems
ability to analyze 1D steady state convection diffusion problems with linear discretisation schemes
ability to analyze 1D steady state convection diffusion problems with linear discretisation schemes
ability to analyze 1D steady state convection diffusion problems with quadratic discretisation schemes
ability to analyze two-dimensional steady viscous flow problems
ability to understand assessment of solution algorithms
ability to solve system of simultaneous equations by tridiagonal matrix algorithm
ability to use commercial mesh generation codes
ability to analyze the validity of generated meshes
ability to analyze merits and/or pitfalls of various mesh generation methods