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    CHMLTECH 501 Computational Fluid Dynamics Introduction to CFD

    Basic Principles of CFD The approximation of a continuously-varying quantity in terms of values at a nite number of points is called discretization.

    Figure 1: Discretization

    The fundamental elements of any CFD simulations are: 1. The uid continuum is discretised; i.e. eld variables (, u, v, w, p...) are approximated bytheir values at a nite number of nodes. 2. The eqautions of motion are discretised; i.e. approximated in terms of the values at the nodes: dierential/intergral equations (continuum) algebraic equations (discrete) (1) 3. The system of algebraic equations is solved to give the values of all variables at the nodes. The main stages in a CFD study are: Pre-processing. Formulate problem, governing equations and boundary conditions; construct computational mesh. Solving. Numerical solution of the governing equations. Post-processing. Plot and analyse results. This is seldom a one-way process the sequence may be repeated several times, with different meshes etc., to establish the desired accuracy.

    The Main Discretization Method Finite-Dierence Method Discretize the governing dierential equations directly: 0= u v + x y ui+1,j ui1,j vi,j+1 vi,j1 + 2x 2y (2)

    Figure 2: Finite-Dierence Method Finite-Volume Method Discretize the governing integral equations directly: 0 = net mass outow (uA)e (uA)w + (vA)n (vA)s (3)

    Figure 3: Finite-Volume Method Finite-Element Method Approximate the solution as a sum of weighted shape functions substitute into governing equations in a dierential or, more commonly, integral form (usually derived from a variational principle) and solve for the (degree of freedom) (i.e. the weights): u(x, t) = 2 um Nm (x, t) (4)

    The nite-element method is popular in solid mechanics (geotechnics, structures) because: it has considerable geometric exibility; general-purpose codes can be used for a wide variety of physical problems. The nite-volume method is popular in uid mechanics (aerodynamics, hydraulics) because: it rigorously enforces conservation; it is exible in terms of both geometry and variety of physical phenomena; it is directly relatable to physical quantities (mass ux, etc).

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