Established as per the Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956

Approved by AICTE, COA and BCI, New Delhi

Lecture 1.1
Introduction Class
School of Mechanical Engineering

Mr. Madhu B P
[email protected]

AY: 2020-2021
OUTLINE
Importance of Computational Fluid Dynamics
Course Description
Course Objectives
Course Contents
Learning Resources
Additional Resources
Real World Applications
CFD Related Companies in India
Technologies with underlying Computational Fluid Dynamics
Job Roles in Aerospace Industry
Type of Assignments
Quiz
Pedagogy
Marks Distribution
Course Delivery
COURSE FACULTY MEMBER

Mr.Madhu B P Assistant Professor

B.E, M.Tech, (PhD) School of Mechanical Engineering, REVA University.

Contact: [email protected]
Mr. Madhu B P has been teaching since 2014 with 3 Years Industrial
Experience .

His areas of interest are Fluid Mechanics, Heat and Mass Transfer,
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Safety Engineering
BTME16F7510: Computational Fluid Dynamics
7th Semester. Academic Year: 2020-2021.
Introduction Class
Definition of CFD
IMPORTANCE OF CFD
Problem
Solving
High Speed Technique

Pre-processor
Low Cost Real
conditions

Easy to solve Flexibility Processing

problems Post
Processing
Comprehensive
information
Introduction Class
Course Description
 COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course deals with introduction to CFD , solution of contuinty , momentum and
energy equations using finite volume method.

Students are trained to use commercial CFD tool for fluid flow modeling, discretization
and solution of equations

Students are trained to solve incompressible fluid flow problems involving internal and
external flow geometries.
Introduction Class
Course Objectives
COURSE OBJECTIVES

The main objectives of this course are:

CO1: CO4:
To apply knowledge CO2: CO3: To enable the
of mathematics and To explore techniques, students to solve
To understand the
science to skills, & engineering one and two-
mathematical
engineering by tools necessary for dimensional
representation of
describing a engineering practice by ordinary and
the governing
continuous fluid- applying numerical partial differential
equations of fluid
flow phenomena in methods to a "real- equations using
flow and heat
a discrete numerical world" fluid-flow traditional and
transfer
sense. problems advanced CFD
. tools.
Introduction Class
Course Outcomes
COURSE OUTCOMES

On successful completion of this course; student shall be able to:

CO2: Describe finite difference,

CO1: Explain fluid flow finite element and finite volume
equations like continuity, methods, model fluid flow domain
momentum and energy and discretize with appropriate
commercial tool

CO3: Analyze different

numerical scheme that are used CO4: Simulate internal and
in fluid flow problem and their external flow problems for
characteristics like convergence compressible fluid.
stability and numerical errors.
Introduction Class
Course Contents
 COURSE CONTENTS
UNIT – 1:
Objective: To apply knowledge of mathematics and science to engineering by
describing a continuous fluid-flow phenomena in a discrete numerical sense.
Outcome: Explain fluid flow equations like continuity, momentum and energy
Governing
equations:
Boundary
Condition:
Introduction to Governing
CFD PDE:
equations of fluid
Introduction - dynamics – Initial and
Impact and Continuity - Boundary
applications of CFD Momentum and conditions -
Governing Classification of
in diverse fields energy
equations for partial differential
Generic differential boundary layers equations.
form for governing
equations
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 COURSE CONTENTS
UNIT – 2:
Objective: Explain fluid flow equations like continuity, momentum and energy
Outcome: Describe finite difference, finite element and finite volume methods,
model fluid flow domain and discretize with appropriate commercial tool
Basic aspects of Comparison of
discretization by ADI Scheme:
discretization Errors:
the three
methods Explicit - Implicit -
Discretization Difference
Introduction to Finite Crank- Nicolson -
techniques – equations -
differences three ADI scheme –
Finite difference - Numerical errors -
dimensional Stability criterion
Finite volume and .truncation errors,
conduction in
Finite Element Cartesian round off error.
Method coordinates

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COURSE CONTENTS
UNIT – 3:
Objective: To explore techniques, skills, & engineering tools necessary for engineering
practice by applying numerical methods to a "real-world" fluid-flow problems.
Outcome: Analyze different numerical scheme that are used in fluid flow problem and their
characteristics like convergence stability and numerical errors

Preprocessor Processor
Selection of Post processing
Geometry Boundary
Meshing condition
Results
Grid Validation
Independence Turbulence
Test modeling

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COURSE CONTENTS
UNIT – 4:
Objective: To enable the students to solve one and two-dimensional ordinary and
partial differential equations using traditional and advanced CFD tools.
Outcome: Simulate internal and external flow problems for compressible fluid

Flow simulation DNS: Future in CFD:

Introduction, Direct numerical case studies

large eddy simulation
simulation multi flow
combustion

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Introduction Class
Learning Resources
LEARNING RESOURCES
Text books:

J.D. Anderson, Jr., (2000) “Computational

Fluid Dynamics – The basics with
applications”, 1st edition, New York, McGraw-
Hill, Inc

Jiyuan Tu, (2008), “Computational fluid

Dynamics – A practical approach”, Tokyo,
Elsevier publication
LEARNING RESOURCES
Reference Books & Journals:
K. Muralidhar, T. Sundarajan, (2014), S.V. Patankar, (1990), “Numerical
“Computatioanl Fluid Flow and Heat Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow”, New
Transfer”, New Delhi, Narosa York, Taylor & Francis.
Publishing House

H K Versteeg & W
Oleg Zikanov (2012)“Essential
Malasekera,(1995), “An introduction
Computational Fluid Dynamics” New
to computational fluid mechanics”
Dehli, Wiley India Pvt.Ltd
London, Longman Scientific &
Technical.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Springer Journal

Astronautics .
Introduction Class
Additional Resources
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computational_fluid_dyna
mics
Web resources
• http://www.cfd-online.com/
• http://turbmodels.larc.nasa.gov/

• https://cfd.utoronto.ca/art
MOOC resources • https://www.mooc-list.com/tags/fluid-dynamics
• https://nptel.ac.in/courses/112/105/112105045/

• https://swayam.gov.in/nd1_noc20_ch05
• https://www.coursera.org/lecture/digital-thread-
Certification courses implementation/computational-fluid-dynamics-HXjWG
• https://www.asme.org/learning-development/find-
course/introduction-computational-fluid-dynamics
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Competitive Exams
• http://gtu-info.com/Subject/2181925/CFD/Computational-Fluid-Dynamics
GATE • https://www.upes.ac.in/course/m-tech-computational-fluid-dynamics
• https://nptel.ac.in/noc/courses/noc18/SEM2/noc18-me48/

IES • https://iesmaster.org/course/ese

Govt • https://www.drdo.gov.in/aeronautics-research-development/centres-excellence
Organizati • https://drdo.gov.in/aeronautics-research-development/thrust-areas-research-
on Exams specialist-panels

Other • https://aero.uc3m.es/cfd.html
Exams • http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1502877
DISCUSSION
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