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SYLLABUS FOR MECH568

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING


Instructor: Xinfeng Gao

1. Course Description
In ME, many research areas have an associated computational aspect. Computa-
tional fluid dynamic simulations (gas dynamics, fluid mechanics, bio-fluids, etc.), finite
element simulations, and particle interaction simulations are applied regularly to study
fluid-thermal, fluid-structure, and mechanical systems at all scales. In addition, new com-
putational methods and techniques are being developed to advance the state-of-the art in
simulation capacity.
The goal of the software user is to generate a solution that is useful, trustworthy, and
accurate; the goal of the software developer is to make this as likely as possible. A great
deal of knowledge and expertise of the fundamentals in computational methods is needed
not only to develop algorithms and models, but also to apply them successfully.
This course is designed as a computational core course for ME graduate students
who seek a deep understanding of the fundamental principles which provide the foundation
for the software and algorithms used in ME. The purpose of this course is to provide the
foundation needed to achieve the above goals of both users and developers.

2. Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the students will understand and systematize nu-
merical solution techniques for the partial differential equations governing the physics of
mechanical engineering problems. They will learn the mathematical structure which could
be used to describe the behavior and results of most numerical methods in common used
in these problems. Students will write codes using Matlab, C++ and FORTRAN.

3. Course Materials
Topics
1 Introduction
2 Conservation Laws and Model Equations
Conservation Laws, Euler Equations, Navier-Stokes Equations
Linear Convection and Diffusion Equation
Linear Hyperbolic Systems
Differential Form and Solution in Wave Space
3 Finite-Difference Approximations
Space Derivative Approximations
Finite-Difference Operators
Constructing Differencing Schemes of Any Order
Fourier Error Analysis
Difference Operators at Boundaries
4 The Semi-Discrete Approach
Reduction of PDE’s to ODE’s
Real Space and Eigenspace
5 Finite-Volume Methods
Model Equations in Integral Form
Multidimensional Examples

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Topics
6 Finite-Element Methods
Approximation of Elliptic Problems
Piecewise Polynomial Approximation
A Posterior Error Analysis
Evolution Problems
7 Time-Marching Methods for ODE’s
Converting Time-Marching Methods to O∆E’s
The λ − σ Relation
Accuracy Measures of Time-Marching Methods
Linear Multistep Methods, Predictor-Corrector Methods
Implementation of Implicit Methods
8 Stability of Linear Systems
Dependence on the Eigensystem
Inherent Stability of ODE’s
Numerical Stability of O∆E’s
Time-Space Stability and Convergence of O∆E’s
Numerical Stability Concepts in the Complex σ−Plane
Numerical Stability Concepts in the Complex λhPlane
Fourier Stability Analysis
Consistency
9 Choosing a Time-Marching Method
Stiffness Definition for ODE’s and Relation of Stiffness to Space Mesh Size
Practical Considerations for Comparing Methods
Comparing the Efficiency of Explicit Methods
Coping with Stiffness
10 Relaxation Methods
Classical Relaxation
The ODE Approach to Classical Relaxation
Eigensystems of the Classical Methods
Nonstationary Processes
11 Multigrid
Eigenvector and Eigenvalue Identification with Space Frequencies
and Properties of the Iterative Methods
A Two-Grid Process
12 Numerical Dissipation and Dispersion
Upwind Schemes
Artificial Dissipation

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