AEE546 COMPUT.FLUID DYNAMICS ON UNSTRUCT.GRIDS

Course Code:5720546
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Aerospace Engineering
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Prof.Dr. İSMAİL HAKKI TUNCER
Offered Semester:Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

  • To refresh your knowledge in governing fluid flow equations
  • To cover the basic methods in unstructured grid generation
  • To cover the fundamentals of Finite Volume Method and convective flux evaluations
  • o implement basic algorithms for the solution of RANS equations
  • To improve your coding and computer skills.
  • To encourage you to work in teams and to communicate effectively

Course Content

Navier-Stokes equations in integral form, waves and the Riemann problem, one-equation turbulence models, unstructured grid generation, Delaunay triangulation, advancing front triangulation, Finite volume Method, flux evaluation, Euler forward/backward time integration, higher order reconstruction of flow variables, solution-adaptive unstructured grids, Total Variation Diminishing schemes and limiters, Essentially Non Oscillatory schemes, preconditioning methods for low speed flows, GMRES iterative solution method, parallel processing on unstructured grids, message-passing libraries: MPI and PVM


Course Learning Outcomes