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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Academic Year 2024 – 25: Odd Semester


Computational Fluid Dynamics (1st Half-Fractal)
ME 4069 (Stream Course I: FEM + CFD Combined Fractal) Credits: 3 (2 - 0 - 2)

Course Content (Tentative):

Module 1: Introduction & Recap


Introduction: What is CFD? Scope, Methodology, Limitations; Governing Equations of Fluid
Flow & Heat Transfer, Navier-Stokes Equations; Mathematical Nature of the Equations and
their Boundary Conditions; Conservative & Non-Conservative Forms; Methods of Solution:
Overview of Finite Difference, Finite Volume, & Finite Element Methods

Module 2: Numerical Solution Methods


Diffusion Equation, Convection Diffusion Equation: LAX Criterion, Alternating Direction Im-
plicit (ADI) Methods, Crank-Nicholson Scheme, Predictor-Corrector & Multi-step Methods,
Upwinding & Quadratic Upwind Interpolation for Convective Kinematics (QUICK) Schemes;
Pressure-Velocity Coupling: Staggered vs Collocated Grid Arrangements, Semi-Implicit Method
for Pressure Linked Equations (SIMPLE) and derived methods,

Module 3: Errors & Uncertainty in CFD Modelling


Errors & Uncertainty, Numerical Errors, Input Uncertainty, Physical Model Uncertainty, Veri-
fication & Validation, Best Practices in CFD

Lab/Programming Exercises:

1. Numerical solutions to canonical one–dimensional PDEs: Steady Diffusion Equation,


Convection-Diffusion Equation and Laplace Equation with various schemes and boundary
conditions. Extension to two–dimensions in Cartesian coordinates.
2. Numerical solutions to unsteady equations using explicit and implicit methods: Convec-
tion Equation, Diffusion Equation, Convection–Diffusion Equation, Wave Equation with
various initial and boundary conditions.
3. Stability analyses of above solvers for various parameter values — numerical experiments
with Courant Number, Diffusion Number, and other non–dimensional quantities.
4. SIMPLE Method on a Staggered Grid for Lid-Driven Cavity using MatLab/Python Finite
Volume Packages

Textbooks:
1. An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics: The Finite Volume Method, by H.
Versteeg, & W. Malalasekara. Second Edition, Pearson Publishing, 2009.
2. Numerical Computation of Internal and External Flows, Volume 1: Fundamentals of Com-
putational Fluid Dynamics, by Charles Hirsch. Second Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann,
2007.
Reference Books:
1. Numerical Computation of Internal and External Flows, Volume 1: Fundamentals of Com-
putational Fluid Dynamics, by Charles Hirsch. Second Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann,
2007.
2. Turbulence Modelling for CFD by David C. Wilcox. Third Edition, DCW Industries,
2006.

3. Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics by Patrick J. Roache. Hermosa Publi-


cations, 1998.

4. Computational Methods for Fluid Dynamics, by Joel H. Ferziger, Milovan Perić, & Robert
L. Street. Fourth Edition, Springer International Publishing, 2020.

Instructor: Dr. Prasad Pokkunuri

Lectures: Mon, Thu 1535 – 1630 hrs in ECR-14, ECR-16

Lab: Tue 1535 – 1730 hrs in ECR-13

Office Hours: By prior appointment

Grading Scheme:

Mid–Term Exam : 20%


Lab Assignments : 50%
Fractal Exam : 30%
Total : 100%

Mid-Term Exam: September 2nd Half (exact date will be announced in class), 1 hour

Fractal Exam: 8th October, 1535 – 1735 hrs (during lab hours)

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