Computational Fluid Dynamics detailed syllabus for Aeronautical Engineering (Aero) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Aero students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Aeronautical Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Aero 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-I scheme and its subjects refer to Aero Professional Elective-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of computational fluid dynamics is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
Introduction – Basic Equations of Fluid Dynamics – Mathematical properties of Fluid Dynamics Equations – Elliptic, Parabolic and Hyperbolic equations – Well posed problems – discretization of partial Differential Equations – Transformations and grids – Explicit finite difference methods of subsonic, supersonic and viscous flows.
Unit II
GRID GENERATION
Need for grid generation – Various grid generation techniques – Algebraic, conformal and numerical grid generation – importance of grid control functions – boundary point control – orthogonality of grid lines at boundaries – Elliptic grid generation using Laplace’s equations for geometries like aerofoil and CD nozzle.
Unit III
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Unit IV
TIME DEPENDENT METHODS
Stability of solution – Explicit methods – Time split methods – Approximate factorization scheme -Unsteady transonic flow around aerofoils – Sometime dependent solutions of gas dynamic problems – Numerical solution of unsteady 2D heat conduction problems using SLOR methods.
Unit V
FINITE VOLUME TECHNIQUES
Finite Volume Techniques – Cell Centred Formulation – Lax-Vendoroff Time Stepping – Runge-Kutta Time Stepping – Multi-stage Time Stepping – Accuracy – Cell Vertex Formulation – Multistage Time Stepping – FDM-like Finite Volume Techniques – Central and Up-wind Type Discretization -Treatment of Derivatives.
Course Outcomes:
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
- Explain and calculate the governing equations for fluid flow.
- Explain how grids are generated and conduct a grid-convergence assessment.
- Describe the issues about two-phase flow modelling.
- Apply the concept of discretization, upwind differencing and implicit, explicit solutions.
- Apply finite difference and finite volume methods to fluid flow problems.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Anderson J. D., “Fundamentals of Aerodynamics”, 5th Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2010.
- Charles Hirsch, “Numerical Computation of Internal and External Flows”, Vols. I and II. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2nd Ed., 2007.
- John F. Wendt (Editor), “Computational Fluid Dynamics – An Introduction”, Springer – Verlag, Berlin, 2009.
- Klaus A Hoffmann and Steve T. Chiang. “Computational Fluid Dynamics for Engineers”, Vols. I & II Engineering Education System, P.O. Box 20078, W. Wichita, K.S., 67208 – 1078 USA, 2000.
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