ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

NUMERICAL METHODS IN FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER - MIA 502E

SPRING 2017-2018

Instructor : Asst.Prof.Dr. Sertac CADIRCI

Phone & e-mail : (0212) 293 13 00 - cadircis@itu.edu.tr
Lecture hours : Wednesday 08:30-11:30
Office hours : Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 13:30-16:30
Prerequisites : Fluid Mechanics, Numerical Methods. Knowledge in a programming language
(e.g.,Fortran, Matlab, C)
Course Description:
Basic aspects of computational fluid dynamics. Governing equations of fluid dynamics. Initial and boundary
value problems. Classification of partial differential equations. Finite difference formulations, stability
analysis. Parabolic equations: explicit and implicit methods. ADI method. Elliptic equations: Jacobi, Gauss-
Seidel and SOR Iteration. Vorticity-Stream Function formulation. Hyperbolic equation: Lax-Wendroff,
MacCormack’s method. Euler equations. Grid generation.

References
1. Klaus A. Hoffman, Steve T. Chiang, “Computational Fluid Dynamics for Engineers”, Vol. I.
Wichita, Kansas, Engineering Education System, 1993.
2. Steven C. Chapra, Raymond P. Canale, ‘Numerical Methods For Engineers’, Sixth Edition,
McGraw-Hill, International Edition 2010.
3. R. L. Burden, C. D. Faires, Numerical Analysis, 7th Edition.
4. Yunus A. ÇENGEL, John M. CIMBALA, ‘Fluid Mechanics; Fundamentals and Applications’

Objectives:
This course is designed to give graduate mechanical engineering students CFD techniques and the use of
these techniques in the solution of problems of fluid dynamics.

Outcomes:
1. A sound understanding of the governing equations in fluid dynamics and their physical aspects.
2. An ability to distinct between initial and boundary value problems and their occurrences in physical
systems.
3. Apply Runge-Kutta Methods to numerically solve the initial boundary problems.
4. Apply finite difference and shooting methods to numerically solve the boundary value problems
5. Make a distinction among elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic equations and understand the corresponding
physical phenomena
6. Ability to develop finite difference formulations using Taylor's series expansion
7. Ability to perform stability and consistency analyses of given finite difference equations
8. Ability to solve parabolic equations using explicit and implicit methods
9. Ability to solve elliptic equations using iterative methods
10. Ability to derive the vorticity-stream function equations and solve them numerically both for inviscid and
viscous flow.
11. Ability to solve compressible Euler equations using Lax-Wendroff and MacCormack's methods
 COURSE PLAN

Week Topics
1 Basic aspects of computational fluid dynamics
2 Governing equations of fluid dynamics, physical aspects.
3 Numerical solution of initial boundary value problems: Taylor’s and Runge Kutta Methods
Numerical solution of boundary value problems: Finite difference and shooting methods, Thomas
4 algorithm. Classification of partial differential equations: Elliptic, Parabolic and Hyperbolic equations,
Initial and boundary conditions.
5 Finite difference formulations: Taylor series expansion, finite difference equations, Stability analysis
6 (1. Midterm Exam on Wednesday 9:00-11:00 a.m.)
Parabolic partial differential equations: Explicit methods; FTCS Method, Richardson and DuFort-Frankel
7
methods, Implicit Methods; Crank-Nicolson method.
Parabolic equations in two space dimensions; Approximate factorization, ADI method, Consistency
8
analysis of finite difference equations.
Elliptic partial differential equations: Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel and SOR iteration methods.
9
Derivative boundary conditions, Vorticity-Stream function formulation, Inviscid Flow.
10 (2. Midterm Exam on Wednesday 9:00-11:00 a.m.)
11 Vorticity-Stream function formulation: Viscous Flow, Pressure equation
12 Hyperbolic equations: Lax-Wendroff, MacCormack’s methods
13 Inviscid Navier-Stokes (Euler) equations
14 Elliptic Grid generation.

Grading Scale:
Midterm exam (2) 30 % (2 x 15 %)
Homework (5) 30 % (5 x 6 %)
Final exam (1) 40 %
Total 100 %

Copying, Cheating etc.: Students are strongly discouraged from doing their homework assignments solely
in a group framework. Homework which displays evidence of verbatim copying will receive zero credit
regardless of the source of the solution.

All announcements will be made on the following website:

http://ninova.itu.edu.tr

In order to be able to take the final exam you should

 attend at least 70% of the classes,
 achieve at least 35 % from the midterm exams
 submit ALL of your homeworks without any delay