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CFD Course for Engineering Professionals

The document provides an introduction to a course on computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Over the 5 days, the course will cover the basic concepts of CFD, governing equations of fluid dynamics, CFD techniques like finite element and finite volume methods, grid generation methods, turbulence modeling, and CFD simulation. Students will learn about CFD applications and software through lectures and tutorials on geometry creation, meshing, solving, and post-processing using commercial CFD packages.

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CFD Course for Engineering Professionals

The document provides an introduction to a course on computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Over the 5 days, the course will cover the basic concepts of CFD, governing equations of fluid dynamics, CFD techniques like finite element and finite volume methods, grid generation methods, turbulence modeling, and CFD simulation. Students will learn about CFD applications and software through lectures and tutorials on geometry creation, meshing, solving, and post-processing using commercial CFD packages.

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JETWINGS Pvt Ltd.

, Bangalore

INTRODUCTION TO CFD

Day Time Course Content


Lecture # 01 Introduction to CFD
Basic concepts of fluid flow, What is CFD? Why use CFD?, CFD Applications, Experiments vs.
2 Hrs Simulations, Fluid characteristics, CFD analysis process – Problem statement, Mathematical
1 model, Mesh generation, Space discretization, Time distretization, Iterative solver, CFD software,
Simulation run, Post processing and Verification, Available Commercial CFD packages.

1 Hr Tutorial # 01 Introduction to Commercial CFD Packages


Lecture # 02 Governing Equations of Fluid Dynamics
CFD notation – PDE, Gradient, Divergence, Curl, Laplician, Vector multiplication, Elementary
Tensor Calculus, Divergence Theorem of Gauss, Substantial Derivative.
Description of fluid motion, flow models, Physical principle – continuity, Momentum, Energy,
Derivation of Governing equations, Conservation form, Model Simplification.
Descritization of Governing Equations
2 Hrs Classification of PDE – Elliptic, Parabolic, Hyperbolic, Computational Meshes, Space
2 Discretization techniques.
Finite Difference Method (FDM) – Approximation of 1st, 2nd order derivatives, Analysis of
Truncation errors, Grid Transformations.
Finite Volume Method (FVM) – Definition of Control Volumes, Interpolation Techniques, UDS,
CDS, LUDS, QUICK
Finite Element Method (FEM) – Fundamentals of FEM, Finite Element Approximations

1 Hr Tutorial # 02 Geometry Creation (ICEM CFD, UG NX4, CATIA V5R15)


Lecture # 03 CFD Techniques
Time stepping Techniques, Space-time discretization, Explicit vs. Implicit discretization, Predictor-
Corrector and multipoint methods, Adams methods, Runge-Kutta Methods, Lax-Wendroff
Technique, MacCormack’s Technique, Relaxation Technique, Alternating Direction Implicit (ADI)
Technique, Pressure Correction Technique.
2 Hrs
Properties of Numerical Solution
3 Consistency, Stability, Convergence, Conservation, boundedness, Numerical dissipation and
dispersion.
Computer Graphic Techniques used in CFD – xy plots, Contour plots, Vector and Streamline plots,
Scatter plots, Mesh Plots, Composite plots.

1 Hr Tutorial # 03 Mesh Generation (ICEMCFD, Gambit)


Lecture # 04 Grid Generation
Definition of Grid/Mesh and its importance, Classification of meshing strategies –
2 Hrs Structured, Unstructured, Hybrid and Gridless mesh, Dynamic Chimera Mesh.
4 Grid Generation Methods
Structured Grid Generation – Algebric Methods, PDE Mapping Methods, Adaptive Meshing.
Unstructured Grid Generation – Advancing Front Method, Delaunay Triangulation Method.

1 Hr Tutorial # 04 Solver, Pre-Post Processor (ANSYS CFX, Fluent)


Lecture # 05 Turbulence Modeling
Definition of Turbulence, Characteristics of Turbulence, Approaches to predicting turbulent flows,
RANS, URANS, Reynolds Averaging.
Turbulent Models
2 Hrs Boussinesq eddy-viscosity approximations, Algebraic (zero equation) models – Mixing Length,
5 Cebeci-smith model, Baldwin-Lomax model.
One-Equation Models – Baldwin-Barth Model, Spalart-Allmaras Model.
Two-Equation Models – K- Model, K- Model, Four Equation (v2f) Models,
Reynolds Stress (7 Equation ) Models, LES, DNS

1 Hr Tutorial # 05 CFD Simulation

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