DHANALAKSHMI SRINIVASAN

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

MAMALLAPURAM, CHENNAI
(Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai ,Approved by AICTE and Accreditated by NACC )

DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

COURSE CODE : C403

SUBJECT CODE : ME8093 (Regulation 2017)

SUBJECT NAME : COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS

YEAR / SEMESTER : IV / VII

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Subject Code & Name : ME8093 – Computational Fluid Dynamics

Year / Sem : III / V

UNIT I GOVERNING EQUATIONS AND BOUNDARY CONDITIONS

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Q.No Question Competence
Level

PART – A

BTL2 Understanding
1.

List the different stages of CFD simulation process.

2. BTL1 Remembering

3. When do you use forward and backward difference BTL2 Understanding

expressions?
4. BTL1 Remembering

5. List the types of partial differential equation. BTL1 Remembering

6. BTL2 Understanding

What are the fundamental governing equation of fluid

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dynamics? BTL2 Understanding

8. What are the mathematical statement of three fundamental

physical principles of fluid dynamics equations? BTL2 Understanding

9. Define control Volume

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10. Write the energy equation for viscus flow BTL1 Remembering
Example of explicitly method
11. BTL2 Understanding

12. Define source and sink BTL1 Remembering

What are the important application of CFD in engineering
13. BTL2 Understanding
Write the complete navier – stokes equation in conservation
14. form BTL2 Understanding
15. Define control surface
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16. Different between elliptic , parabolic and hyperbolic equation
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PART – B & PART - C
 Consider an infinitesimally small moving fluid element in a flow
1. field. Derive systematically the mathematical form substantial apply
derivative and state its physical significance. BTL3

Prove that divergence of velocity using a suitable model of flow and

2. physically interpret its meaning. Apply
BTL3

Explain the continuity equation and momentum

3. BTL2 apply
equation.
4. Write the characteristic and application of elliptic Understanding
and parabolic equation BTL2

Derive the X- momentum equation for an unsteady

5. 3D compressible flow BTL3 Apply

6. Derive the general 3D equation for heat condition in cartesian BTL3 Apply
coordinates.
7. Distinguish between elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic
system of PDEs applied to fluid flows. What are the BTL2 Understanding
types of boundary condition specific for flow problems
8.
Derive Turbulent–Kinetic Energy Equations
BTL3 Apply
UNIT II FINITE DIFFERENCE AND FINITE VOLUME METHODS FOR
DIFFUSION
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Q.No Question Competence
Level

PART – A

1 Starting from Taylor series derive the finite difference schemes to BTL1 Remembering
approximate the following derivatives about node at, i.

2 Derive the finite difference scheme for the following 1 BTL3 Applying
Dimensional unsteady heat conduction equation using an explicit
lime marching technique

3 What are the stability criteria for explicit and semi implicit BTL1 Remembering
schemes?
Obtain an expression for dp/dx, that is fourth order accurate
4 BTL1 Remembering
5 Define grid generation. BTL1 Remembering
6 Write the advantage of structure grids in computation. BTL1 Remembering
7 Differentiate between structure and unstructured grids.
BTL2 Understanding
8 State the merits and demerits of numerical grid generation
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technique.
9 Name the important error that occurs in numerical solution?
BTL2 Understanding
10 Bring out difference between Finite Volume and Finite
Element Method? BTL2 Understanding

11 What is Lax method?

BTL2 Understanding
12 Define node? BTL1 Remembering
13 Define cell center?
BTL2 Understanding
14 Compare and Contrast Explicit and Implicit scheme?
BTL2 Understanding
 15 .What is meant by no slip condition?
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16 What is meant by no slip condition?
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17 What is free surface?
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PART – B & PART C

1 Derive the finite difference scheme to approximate the following 2D BTL3 Applying
heat conduction equation using line by line approach with under
relaxation technique.

Derive the integral form of the general transport equation for property
2  in the mathematical form which is appropriate to finite volume BTL3 Applying
methods. Also write in words the physical significance and meaning
of each term in the derived integral equation.
3
Explain any two algebraic/analytical methods of grid
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transformation. How are the boundary condition
specified with respect to the transformation?

4 What is the need for grid generation? Explain how grid

generation is achieved by the numerical solution of elliptic BTL2 Understanding
poison’s equations.
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Now we discuss a problem that includes sources other than

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those arising from boundary conditions. Figure 4.6 shows a
large plate of thickness L = 2 cm with constant thermal
conductivity k = 0.5 W/m.K and uniform heat generation q
= 1000 kW/m3. The faces A and B are at temperatures of
100°C and 200°C respectively. Assuming that the
dimensions in the y- and z-directions are so large that
temperature gradients are significant in the x-direction only,
calculate the steady state temperature distribution. Compare
the numerical result with the analytical solution. The
governing equation is
UNIT III FINITE VOLUME METHOD FOR CONVECTION
DIFFUSION
BT
Q.No Question Competence
Level

PART – A

1. Write short notes on conservativeness properties of finite volume BTL1 Remembering

based discretization schemes using relevant examples.
2. Write short notes on steady correction diffusion of a property. BTL1 Remembering
3. What is upwind differencing scheme? BTL1 Remembering

4. Mention any two differences between implicit and explicit BTL1 Remembering
method.
5. Define boundary layer. BTL1 Remembering
6. State the advantages of upwind differencing BTL1 Remembering
7. What is meant by conservativeness? BTL2 Understanding
8 What is the need of upwind scheme? BTL2 Understanding
9. What is parabolizing and linearizing equation? BTL2 Understanding

10. What is linearizing equation? BTL2 Understanding

 11. Define convergence and Lax equivalence Theorem? BTL2 Understanding

12. Define Peclet number and state its importance? BTL2 Understanding
13. What are the limitations of panel method? BTL2 Understanding
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14. What are the thermal conditions at boundary wall?
15. Define vortex sheet? BTL2 Understanding
16. Define over determined system? BTL2 Understanding
17.
Define courant method? BTL2 Understanding
18. Where are CFD used? BTL2 Understanding
19. What is the formulation of FVM? BTL2 Understanding
PART – B & PART – C

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UNIT IV FLOW FIELD ANALYSIS
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Q.No Question Competence
Level
PART - A

1. Mention the issue of odd-even decoupling of velocity and pressure BTL1 Remembering
pertinent to a structured collocated finite volume grid.
2. Write a short note on PISO algorithm and what it is abbreviated for? BTL1 Remembering

3. Mention any two differences between implicit and explicit BTL1 Remembering
method
4. Define shape function BTL1 Remembering
5. Define finite element method BTL1 Remembering
6. Define boundary value problem. BTL1 Remembering
7. Write the governing equation for a 2d incompressible flow and BTL2 Understanding
discuss the non- linearity present in the equation.
8. Define staggered grid? BTL2 Understanding
9. What is the basis of FVM? BTL2 Understanding
10 Define Delaunay Triangle? BTL2 Understanding
11 Write the unstructured grid generation methodology? BTL2 Understanding
12 Define mixed element grid? BTL2 Understanding
13 Write the advantages of adaptive grid? BTL1 Remembering
14 Define Adaptive Grids? BTL2 Understanding
15. What is the need of grid generation? BTL2 Understanding
16. What is a panel singularity? BTL2 Understanding
17. What is parabolizing equation? BTL2 Understanding
18. What is linearizing equation? BTL2 Understanding
PART – B & PART - C

Derive and explain the steps involved in the SIMPLE

1 algorithm to solve the incompressible Navier-Stokes BTL3 apply
equation in two – dimensions indexing using a finite volume
grid.
2
Derive and explain the steps involved in the PISO algorithm BTL3 apply
to solve the incompressible. Navier-Stokes equation in two
— dimensions indexing using a finite volume grid.

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9 Derive an expression for staggered grid?

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10 Derive an expression about momentum equation?
BTL3 apply
11 Derive an expression for simple algorithm?
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UNIT V TURBULENCE MODELS AND MESH GENERATION

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Q.No Question Competence
Level

PART - A

1. List the three major classifications of turbulence modelling BTL1 Remembering

technique.
2. Write the mathematical relationship for the Boussinesq BTL1 Remembering
approximation of Reynolds stresses and define the terms involved
in it.
3. BTL1 Remembering

4. BTL1 Remembering

5. BTL1 Remembering

6. BTL1 Remembering

7. BTL2 Understanding

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9. Where is CFD used? BTL2 Understanding

10. What are the commercial software used for CFD? BTL2 Understanding
11. What are the advantage of CFD? BTL2 Understanding

12. Why use CFD? BTL2 Understanding

13. What are the advantages of adaptive grid? BTL2 Understanding
14. How to reduce the truncation error? BTL2 Understanding

15. Write about grid distribution? BTL2 Understanding

16. State importance of mesh quality of good solution? BTL2 Understanding
17. What is grid refinement? BTL2 Understanding
18. Define structured grid? BTL2 Understanding
19. Define unstructured grid? BTL2 Understanding
20. What is advantage of FVM? BTL2 Understanding
PART – B & PART - C

1 Write the k-  two equation turbulence model and explain the physical
significance of each term in the derived equations. BTL3 apply
2 What is the difference between grid-oriented velocity components
and Cartesian velocity Components? What are the merits and BTL3 apply
demerits of grid oriented velocity components?
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BTL3 apply

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10 Describe about mixing model in detail? BTL2 Understanding