Computational Fluid

Dynamics
SEMINAR I
(introduction)
What is CFD
Applications of CFD
CFD research at AUB
CFD Tutorial
Plan
Maturing technology
adopted by increasing number of
industries
still require expert users
An Expanding CFD Community
research and development
applications
Why CFD Seminars?
CFD Advantages
Research tool
Exploration of ow physics
Design Tool
Simulation based design rather than build
and test
CFD Applications
Aerospace
Automotive
Chemical Processing
Power Generation
Wing-Body Interaction
Hypersonic Launch Vehicle
Aerodynamics
Engine Cooling
Polymerization reactor vessel - prediction
of flow separation and residence time
effects.
Shear rate distribution in twin-
screw extruder simulation
Flow in a
burner
Flow pattern through a water turbine.
newer CFD Applications
HVAC
Particle traces of copier VOC emissions
colored by concentration level fall
behind the copier and then circulate
through the room before exiting the
exhaust.
Interior Ventilation
Biomedical
Medtronic Blood Pump
Temperature and natural
convection currents in the
eye following laser heating.
Appliances
Surface-heat-flux plots of the No-Frost refrigerator and
freezer compartments helped BOSCH-SIEMENS engineers to
optimize the location of air inlets.
Construction
Flow vectors and pressure
distribution on an offshore oil rig
Flow around cooling towers
...
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Introductory FLUENT Notes
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cePak
! cePak is Iocused on electronics
cooling design:
" Cooling airIlow, heat
conduction, convection and
radiation heat transIer
! The user interIace and automatic
meshing are tailored Ior
applications such as:
" Cabinet design
" Fan placement
" Board-level design
" Heat sink evaluation
Flow pathlines and temperature
distribution in a Ian-cooled computer
cabinet.
Microelectronics
How Does CFD Work
Governing Equation
as a system of
Partial Differential
Equations
System of Algebraic
Equations
Numerical Solutions
Discretization Method
Finite Difference
Finite Volume
Finite Element
Boundary Element
Solution Method
Combinations of
Multigrid Methods
Iterative Solvers
Coupled-Uncoupled techniques
Geometric Discretization
Structured Grids
Cartesian, Non-Orthogonal)
Block Structured grids
Unstructured Grids
Chimera Grids
Geometric
Discretization
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IdentiIy the Domain You Will Model
! How will you isolate a piece oI the
complete physical system?
! Where will the computational domain begin
and end?
" Do you have boundary condition
inIormation at these boundaries?
" Can the boundary condition types
accommodate that inIormation?
" Can you extend the domain to a point where
reasonable data exists?
! Can it be simpliIied or approximated as a
2D or axisymmetric problem?
! Problem IdentiIication and Pre-Processing
1. DeIine your modeling goals.
2. IdentiIy the domain you will model.
3. Design and create the grid
Gas
Riser
Cyclone
L-valve
Gas
Example: Cyclone Separator
Geometric Discretization
Structured Grids
Cartesian, Non-Orthogonal)
Block Structured grids
Unstructured Grids
Chimera Grids
Equation Discretization
P
F
1
F
4
F
3
F
2
Neighbor 1 Cells
Neighbor 2 Cells


( )
t
+ v
( )
=
( )
+ S

( )
d

( )
dS

( )
f
S
f
f ()

P
F
f
d
PF
S
f

( )
f
=

N

P
PN
+ ...
Discretization Method
Finite Difference
Finite Volume
Finite Element
Boundary Element
Solving the Algebraic
Equations
CFD Research at AUB
Started in early 1990s
Development in many key areas
accuracy enhancement
robust algorithms
complex physics
http://webfea.fea.aub.edu.lb/fea/me/CFD
High Performance
Parallel Computing
Demo
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DEMO