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2012

COMPUTATIONALFLUIDDYNAMICS(MEE405)ProposedSyllabus

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS L T P C

MEE 405
2 1 2 4
Version No. 1.02
Prerequisite MAT204 Numerical Methods
MEE206 Fluid Mechanics (or) MEE 240 Fluid Mechanics and Machinery
MEE303 Heat and Mass Transfer
Objectives:
1. To provide the students with sufficient background to understand the
mathematical representation of the governing equations of fluid flow and heat
transfer.
2. To enable the students to solve one and two-dimensional ordinary and partial
differential equations using traditional CFD tools.
3. To teach students how to express derivatives and differential equations through
discretization techniques.
4. To help the students to understand the general transformation equations for grid
generation.
5. To teach students how to apply explicit, implicit and semi-implicit methods of
finite differencing.
6. To help the students solve fluid flow field using some popular CFD techniques.

Expected Outcome:
Student will be able to
1. Possess the knowledge of CFD techniques, basic aspects of discretization and grid
generation.
2. Solve fluid flow fields using CFD methods.
3. Model fluid flow problems and heat transfer.
Unit I Introduction and Governing Equations
Introduction - Impact and applications of CFD in diverse fields - Governing equations
of fluid dynamics Continuity - Momentum and energy - Generic integral form for
governing equations - Initial and Boundary conditions - Governing equations for
boundry layers -Classification of partial differential equations Hyperbolic - Parabolic
- Elliptic and Mixed types - Applications and relevance.

Unit II Discretization
Basic aspects of discretization - Discretization techniques Finite difference - Finite
volume and Finite Element Method Comparison of discretization by the three
methods - Introduction to Finite differences - Transient one-dimensional and two-
dimensional conduction Explicit - Implicit - Crank-Nicolson - ADI scheme Stability
criterion. Difference equations - Numerical errors - Grid independence test -
Optimum step size.

Unit III Grid Generation

Grid generation General transformation of the equations - Form of the governing
equations suitable for CFD Boundary fitted co-ordinate systems Elliptic grid
generation - Adaptive grids - Modern developments in grid generation.

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Unit IV Convection Diffusion

Steady one-dimensional convection and diffusion - Central difference, upwind, quick,
exponential, false diffusion, hybrid and power law schemes. Transient one
dimensional heat conduction equation.

Unit V Calculation of Flow Field

Representation of the pressure - Gradient term and continuity equation Staggered
grid - Momentum equations - Pressure and velocity corrections - Pressure Correction
equation - Numerical procedure for SIMPLE algorithm - Boundary conditions for the
pressure correction method. Stream function Vorticity method - Discussion of case
studies.

Text Books
1. K.A. Hoffman, (2000), Computational Fluid Dynamics for Engineering, Vol I - III
Engineering Education System, Austin, Texas.

Reference Books
1. J.D. Anderson, Jr., (2000), Computational Fluid Dynamics The basics with
applications, McGraw-Hill, Incs.
2. K. Muralidhar, T. Sundarajan, (2001), Computatioanl Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer,
Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.
3. S.V. Patankar, (1999), Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, Hemisphere,
New York.
4. V.V. Ranade, (2002), Computational Flow Modeling for Chemical Reactor
Engineering, Academic Press

Mode of Evaluation Quiz/Assignment/ Seminar/Written Examination

Recommended by the Board of Studies on: 12. 05. 2012
Date of Approval by the Academic Council:

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