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The document describes a computational fluid dynamics assignment to model unsteady incompressible flow between two parallel plates. Students are asked to use explicit and implicit schemes to compute velocity profiles for different pressure gradients and time steps, and to plot and discuss the results.

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The document describes a computational fluid dynamics assignment to model unsteady incompressible flow between two parallel plates. Students are asked to use explicit and implicit schemes to compute velocity profiles for different pressure gradients and time steps, and to plot and discuss the results.

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National University of Sciences and Technology

College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering


Assignment-3: Computational Fluid Dynamics-I
Solution of unsteady incompressible flow problem
Two parallel plates extended to infinity are a distance h = 4 cm apart. The fluid within the
plates has a kinematic viscosity of 0.000217 m2 /s and density of 800 kg/m3 . The upper plate
is stationary and the lower plate is suddenly set in motion with a constant velocity of 40 m/s.
A constant streamwise pressure gradient of dp/dx is imposed with in the domain at the instant
of start. A spatial grid size of x = 0.001 m is specified. The governing equation for this flow,
reduced from Navier-Stokes equation, is given as
u
2u
1 p
= 2
t
y
x

Tasks
(a) Use the FTCS explicit scheme with time step of t = 0.002 s to compute the velocity with
in the domain for
(i) dp/dx = 0
(ii) dp/dx = 20000 P a/m
(iii) dp/dx = 20000 P a/m
Plot the velocity profiles at time level 0.0, 0.18 and 1.08 s for each pressure gradient case
on the same graph ( one graph for three velocity profiles for each pressure gradient case).
(b) Use the Lasseonen implicit to compute the velocity within the domain for
(i) t = 0.002, dp/dx = 0
(ii) t = 0.01, dp/dx = 0
(iii) t = 0.1, dp/dx = 0
Plot the velocity profiles at time level 0.0, 0.18 and 1.08 s for each pressure gradient case
on the same graph. TDMA solution would be required in this case.
(c) Discuss the results obtained in part a) and b).

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