Computational Fluid Dynamics SG2212/SG3114, Mechanics, Spring 2018

Computational Fluid Dynamics (SG2212/SG3114), 7.5 ECTS

Lecturers:
Philipp Schlatter (PS), [email protected], KTH Mechanics, tel 790 7176
Office hours: Friday 14-15
Ardeshir Hanifi (AH), [email protected], KTH Mechanics, tel 790 8482
Office hours: Tuesday 14-15

Assistants:
Marco Atzori (MA), [email protected], KTH Mechanics, tel 790 7162
Office hours: Monday 14-17
Erik Boström (EB), [email protected], KTH Mechanics, tel 790 7167
Office hours: Monday 14-17
Homework corrections will be discussed in the office hours.

Literature:
Relevant books:
 Computational Fluid Dynamics, John D. Anderson, Jr., McGraw-Hill, 1995
 Numerical Computation of Internal & External Flows, Charles Hirsch, Butterworth-
Heinemann, Second Edition, ISBN: 978-0-7506-6594-0.

Lecture notes on Computational Fluid Dynamics (D. Henningson)

Introduction to Matlab (see homepage)

Grading:
Exam total max 50p, project (compulsory) 10p.
Total points >25 (E), >28 (D), >38 (C), >48 (B), >54 (A).
Exam open for registration 18-01-25 00:00 until 18-02-22 23:59
Web links:
https://www.kth.se/social/course/SG2212/

Homeworks: (5 of 6 are compulsory, approx. 75% correct in each HW to pass)

 Homework 1, due 22/1  Homework 4, due 12/2

 Homework 2, due 29/1  Homework 5, due 19/2

 Homework 3, due 5/2  Homework 6, due 26/2

Please use KTH Social for questions on homeworks!

Project (compulsory):
Project, due 23/3
Computational Fluid Dynamics SG2212/SG3114, Mechanics, Spring 2018

Course plan

Fluid dynamics I:
Tue 16 Jan 13-15 U31 Introduction and outline of the course. AH
Derivation of the governing equation.
Week 3

Fluid dynamics II
Wed 17 Jan 15-17 U31 AH
Derivation of the governing equation, cont.

Thu Fluid dynamics III:

18 Jan 15-17 U31 AH
Derivation of the governing equation, cont.
Basic numerics I:
Mon 22 Jan 15-17 U21 Mathematical behavior of hyperbolic, parabolic and PS
elliptic equation. Well-posedness.
Basic numerics II:
Discretization by finite differences. Analysis of
Tue 23 Jan 13-15 U31 PS
discretized equation; order of accuracy,
Week 4

Convergence
Basic numerics III:
Wed 24 Jan 15-17 U31 PS
Analysis of discretized equation, cont.
Analysis of discretized equations: Consistency,
PS
Convergence and Stability, CFL condition
Thu 25 Jan 15-17 U41
EB, MA
Homework session and introduction to Matlab
Compressible flow I:
Mon 29 Jan 15-17 U21 Introduction to compressible flow, Euler equation, PS
conservation laws, entropy
Compressible flow II:
Week 5

Tue 30 Jan 13-15 U31 Numerical methods for conservation laws, Stability, PS
Dispersion, Diffusion
Compressible flow III:
PS
Shock tube, boundary conditions, artificial viscosity
Fri 2 Feb 13-15 U51
EB, MA
Homework session
Compressible flow IV:
Mon 5 Feb 15-17 U41 PS
Systems of conservation laws, Riemann Invariants
Introduction to incompressible flow. Navier-Stokes in
AH
integral form.
Tue 6 Feb 13-15 U31 Finite volume and finite difference methods:
Week 6

Laplace equation on arbitrary grids, equivalence with

finite-differences.
AH
Finite volume and finite difference methods:
Cartesian grid and spurious solutions.
Wed 7 Feb 13-15 U31
EB, MA
Homework session
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Staggered grid/volume formulation + BC.

AH
Mon 12 Feb 15-17 U31 Steady incompressible flows: Artificial compressibility

Projection on divergence-free space,

Tue 13 Feb 13-15 U31 Unsteady incompressible flows: projection method, AH
Week 7

discrete Poisson pressure eq.

linear systems: Iterative methods, Gauss-Seidel as AH
Wed 14 Feb 13-15 U31
smothers for multi-grid
Complex geometries, Coordinate transformation. AH
Thu 15 Feb 15-17 U31
EB, MA
Homework session
Unstructured Node-Centered FV: consistency and AH
Mon 19 Feb 15-17 U31
accuracy.

Tue 20 Feb 13-15 U31 Upwind schemes, Flux splitting AH

Week 8

Wed 21 Feb 13-15 U31 High-order compact finite differences. AH

Introduction of project PS
Thu 22 Feb 15-17 U41
Homework session EB, MA

Mon 26 Feb 15-17 U21 Project lecture PS

PS
Tue 27 Feb 13-15 U31 Project supervision + extra topics EB, MA
Week 9

General Questions
Wed 28 Feb 13-15 U31 PS
Demonstration of project

Thu 1 Mar 15-17 U41 Homework session EB, MA

Q34 Examination
Thu 15 Mar 8-12
Q33

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