Chemical Engineering Department, MUET Jamshoro

Short Course on
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD)
A Comprehensive Introduction
(February 11 to February 20, 2013)
Day-to-Day Program
Day Time Activity Topics
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INTRODUCTION TO CFD
Fluid Dynamics
Historical Development
What is Computational Fluid Dynamics?
CFD: How It Works?
Discretization
Design and Create the Grid
Setup the Numerical Model
Examine the Results
Applications, Advantages and Limitations of CFD
16:00~1630 Refreshment Break
1630~18:00 Lecture 2
FLOW FIELDS
Important Variables
Post-Processing
Fluid Motion
Methods to Show Translation
Pressure
Streamlines, Pathlines, Streaklines, Pathlines and
Streaklines - unsteady flow,Timelines
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CONSERVATION EQUATIONS
Governing Equations
Lagrangian vs. Eulerian Description
Fluid Element and Properties
Mass Balance
Continuity Equation
Different Forms of the Continuity Equation
Rate of Change For a Fluid Particle
Rate of Change For a Stationary Fluid Element
Fluid Particle and Fluid Element
Momentum Equation in Three Dimensions
Different Equations of Interest
Summary of Equations in Conservation Form
General Transport Equations
Integral Form
16:00~1630 Refreshment Break
1630~18:00 Lecture 4
SOLUTION METHODS
Overview of Numerical Methods
Finite Difference Method (FDM)
Finite Element Method (FEM)
Finite Volume Method (FVM)
Cells and Nodes
Typical Control Volume
General Approach
General approach Relaxation
Under-relaxation Recommendation
General Approach Convergence
Monitor Residuals
Numerical Schemes: Finding Face Values
Solution Accuracy
Pressure and Pressure - Velocity Coupling
Principle Behind SIMPLE
Finite Volume Solution Methods
Segregated Solution Procedure
Coupled Solution Procedure
Unsteady Solution Procedure
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BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
Boundary Conditions
Flow Inlets and Outlets
Pressure Boundary Conditions
Velocity Inlets
Outflow Boundary
Modeling Multiple Exits
Other Inlet and Outlet Boundary Conditions
Determining Turbulence Parameters
Wall Boundaries
Symmetry Boundaries
Periodic Boundaries
Axis Boundaries
Cell Zones: Fluid
Porous Media Conditions
Moving Zones
Cell Zones: Solid
Internal Face Boundaries
Material Properties
16:00~1630 Refreshment Break
1630~18:00
Practical
Session 1
Installation of Gambit2.2 and Fluent6.3.26
Softwares
Develop a simple 2D Geometry on Gambit Software
Setting up the Boundary Conditions
Meshing of Geometry
Exporting the Geometry as mesh file
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MESHING
Why is a grid needed?
Geometry
Typical Cell Shapes
Terminology
Grid Types
Mesh Naming Conventions topology
Mesh Generation Process
Mesh Quality
Grid Design Guidelines
Solution Adaption
Grid Adaption
Main Sources of Errors
16:00~1630 Refreshment Break
1630~18:00
Practical
Session 2
Development of 3D Geometry in Gambit
Understanding some Advance Options in Software.
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TURBULENCE
Turbulence and Instability
What is Turbulence?
Example of Simple Turbulent Flows
Turbulence Modeling Objective
Turbulence Models
Prediction Methods
Boussinesq Hypothesis
Turbulent Viscosity and Schmidt Number
Predicting The Turbulent Viscosity
The k- Model
RNG k- Model
Realizable k- Model
k- Model
Algebraic Stress Model
Non-Linear Models
Reynolds Stress Model
Comparison of RANS Turbulence Models
16:00~1630 Refreshment Break
1630~18:00
Practical
Session 3
Setting-up the First Case in Fluent6.3.26
Selection of Basic Models, Materials and Boundary
Conditions
Solution Scheme Setup and Iterations
Post-processing of Converged Case
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HEAT TRANSFER
Introduction
Modes of Heat Transfer
Overview of Dimensionless Numbers
Enthalpy Equation
Conjugate Heat Transfer
Periodic Heat Transfer
Heat Conduction Fouriers Law
Generalized Heat Diffusion Equation
Convection Heat Transfer
Newtons Law of Cooling
Heat Transfer Coefficient
Radiation Heat Transfer
The Radiative Heat Transfer Equation (RTE)
Radiation Models and Their Selection
Wall Heat Flux Calculation
Heat Transfer Optimization
Fluid Properties and Phase Change
Thermal Boundary Conditions
16:00~1630 Refreshment Break
1630~18:00
Practical
Session 4
Development the Case: Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
in Mixing Elbow
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SOME OTHER USE FULL MODELS
Multiphase Flows
Discrete Phase Modeling
16:00~1630 Refreshment Break
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Practical
Session 5
Modeling External Compressible Flow
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Practical
Session 6
Modeling Species Transport and Gaseous Combustion
Using the Non-Premixed Combustion Model
16:00~1630 Refreshment Break
1630~18:00
Practical
Session 7
Case Studies