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Course Team
Andrew Wandel
Summary
This course introduces Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), which enables the accurate simulation of realistic fluid processes, utilising modern computing power. This extends the capability of engineers beyond the simplified models (as taught in other courses) that are commonly used in industry.
SynopsisThis course covers the theoretical and practical components of the CFD framework to enable the student to simulate real fluid flow problems which are more complex than solved in prior undergraduate courses in fluid mechanics. Students will become fluent in conducting each stage of the process so that they can solve practical problems using advanced analysis. These problems can be simple fluid flow (either liquid or gas), involve heat transfer, chemical reactions and/or multiple phases [i.e. a flow containing a mixture of gas, liquid and solid (normally solid particles)]. Problems which students will analyse will be drawn from cases such as: pipe flows (gaseous or liquid), airflows over vehicles (e.g. cars, trucks and aircraft), wind loading on structures, hydraulic flows (e.g. rivers and water treatment plants), heat exchangers and combustion (e.g. engines and furnaces). Students who wish to simulate combustion cases will have a stronger foundation if they have also completed MEC5105 Combustion; they will also have the opportunity to perform more detailed and accurate combustion simulations if they complete MEC5105 Combustion in the future.
Requisites
Course Pre-requisites
Other Requisites or Enrolment Rules
Other
Offerings
Trimester 1
OL-TWMBA-TR1
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
1.
characterise the transport equations for fluid flow and how they can be solved;
2.
construct a model for the fluid flow problem that needs to be solved;
3.
evaluate different CFD programs and discretise the domain to produce a mesh which will enable an accurate solution for the chosen program;
4.
appraise the models for physical phenomena;
5.
appraise the numerical methods for the discretisation of the transport equations and generate accurate results;
6.
critically evaluate the results of simulations.
Topics
Introduction
Geometry
Meshing
Basic Fluid Flow Models
Post-processing
Solution Analysis and Optimisation
Advanced Physical Models
Assessments
Assessment due dates (as listed in Week Due) are indicative until finalised by the end of Week 1 for each Study Period (Offering). After Week 1, Assessment due dates may change with the approval of the Dean (Academic) or Delegate in limited circumstances. All Assessment due date changes approved after Week 1 will be communicated to students accordingly via Handbook and StudyDesk.