Information Package / Course Catalogue
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Course Code: MME624
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

The widespread availability of engineering work stations together with efficient solution algorithms enable the use of commercial CFD codes by graduate engineers for academic research and design tasks in industry. The ready to use codes that are on the market may be extremely powerful but their operation still requires a high level of understanding in numerical methods for obtaining meaningful results in complex situations.

Course Content

Conservation laws of fluid motion and boundary conditions, Turbulence, Turbulence models, The finite volume method for diffusion problems, The finite volume method for convection-diffusion problems, The upwind differencing, and higher order differencing schemes for convection-diffusion problems, Solution algorithms for pressure-velocity coupling in steady flows, Solution of discretized equations, The finite volume method for unsteady flows, Discretisation of transient convection-diffusion equations, Implementation of boundary conditions, Boundary conditions related to pressure

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Ability to understand turbulence models
2.Ability to solve finite volume problems
3.Ability to solve discretised equation problems
4.Ability to imply boundary condition and solve its problems
5.Ability to solve algorithms problems in steady flows
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Versteeg, H.K., and Malalasekera, W., Computaional Fluid Dynamics (The Finite Volume Approach) Prentice Hall,Pearson Education Limited, 1995.
2.Patankar, S. V., Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, New York, 1980.
3.James, M.L., Smith, G.M., Wolford,J.C., Apllied Numerical Methods for Digital Computations, Harper Collings Publisher, 1992.
4.Roache, P. J., Computational Fluid Dynamics, Hermosa Publishers, 1976.
5.Ferziger, J. H. and Peric, M.: Computational methods for fluid dynamics , 3rd ed. Springer, New York 2002
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction, conservation laws of fluid motion and boundary conditions
Week 2 - Theoretical
Turbulence
Week 3 - Theoretical
Turbulence models
Week 4 - Theoretical
The finite volume method for diffusion problems
Week 5 - Theoretical
The finite volume method for convection-diffusion problems
Week 6 - Theoretical
The finite volume method for convection-diffusion problems
Week 7 - Theoretical
The upwind differencing, and higher order differencing schemes for convection-diffusion problems
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Solution algorithms for pressure-velocity coupling in steady flows, Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Solution of discretized equations
Week 10 - Theoretical
The finite volume method for unsteady flows
Week 11 - Theoretical
Discretisation of transient convection-diffusion equations
Week 12 - Theoretical
Implementation of boundary conditions
Week 13 - Theoretical
Implementation of boundary conditions
Week 14 - Theoretical
Boundary conditions related to pressure, symmetry, and periodic boundary conditions
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment5%5
Term Assignment1%5
Quiz4%15
Midterm Examination1%15
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143498
Assignment70535
Individual Work73342
Midterm Examination19211
Final Examination112214
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
OÇ-1
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
OÇ-2
5
5
5
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
OÇ-3
4
3
3
5
3
3
5
5
3
3
4
3
OÇ-4
5
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
5
4
5
5
OÇ-5
3
4
5
5
3
3
5
3
3
5
3
4
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