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Computationalfluiddynamics(CFD)hasbecomeanessentialtoolinanalysisanddesignofthermalandfluidflow
systemsinwiderangeofindustries.FewprominentareasofapplicationsofCFDincludemeteorology,transport
systems(aerospace,automobile,highspeedtrains),energysystems,environment,electronics,biomedical(design
oflifesupportanddrugdeliverysystems),etc.

Dr.K.M.Singh
IITRoorkee

The correct use of CFD as a design analysis or diagnostic tool requires a thorough understanding of underlying
physics, mathematical modeling and numerical techniques. The user must be fully aware of the properties and

limitationsofthenumericaltechniquesincorporatedinCFDsoftware.Thiscourseaimstoprovidepreciselythese

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insightsofCFD.
Contents:
Mathematical modeling: Governing equations of fluid flow and heat transfer; Introduction to discretization
methods: Finite difference and finite volume methods for heat transfer problems; Time stepping methods for
unsteady problems; Solution techniques for system of algebraic equations; Grid generation techniques; Solution
techniques for NavierStokes equation; Finite element method for heat transfer and fluid flow problems;
Turbulencemodeling.

COURSEDETAIL
Sl.No
1.

Topic
Introduction:Conservationequation;mass;momentumandenergyequations;

Hours
3

convectiveformsoftheequationsandgeneraldescription.
2.

ClassificationandOverviewofNumericalMethods:Classificationintovarious

typesofequation;parabolicellipticandhyperbolic;boundaryandinitial
conditions;overviewofnumericalmethods.
3.

FiniteDifferenceTechnique:Finitedifferencemethods;differentmeansfor

formulatingfinitedifferenceequation;Taylorseriesexpansion,integrationover
element,localfunctionmethod;treatmentofboundaryconditions;boundary
layertreatment;variableproperty;interfaceandfreesurfacetreatment;accuracy
off.d.method.
4.

FiniteVolumeTechnique:Finitevolumemethods;differenttypesoffinite

volumegrids;approximationofsurfaceandvolumeintegrals;interpolation
methods;central,upwindandhybridformulationsandcomparisonfor
convectiondiffusionproblem.
5.

FiniteElementMethods:Finiteelementmethods;RayleighRitz,Galerkinand

Leastsquaremethods;interpolationfunctions;oneandtwodimensional
elements;applications.
6.

MethodsofSolution:Solutionoffinitedifferenceequations;iterativemethods;

matrixinversionmethods;ADImethod;operatorsplitting;fastFourier
transform.
7.

TimeintegrationMethods:Singleandmultilevelmethods;predictorcorrector

methods;stabilityanalysis;Applicationstotransientconductionandadvection
diffusionproblems.
8.

NumericalGridGeneration:Numericalgridgeneration;basicideas;

transformationandmapping.
9.

NavierStokesEquations:Explicitandimplicitmethods;SIMPLEtypemethods;

fractionalstepmethods.
10.

Turbulencemodeling:ReynoldsaveragedNavierStokesequations,RANS
modeling,DNSandLES.

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