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Computational fluid dynamics 411


 
Module code MKM 411
Qualification Undergraduate
Faculty Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Module content

Introduction to continuum mechanics, continuity equation, momentum equation, Navier-Stokes equation, energy equation, boundary conditions in thermal fluid systems, finite difference method, introduction to finite volume method (FVM), FVM for diffusion problems, FVM for convection-diffusion problems, introduction to pressure-velocity coupling in FVM. SIMPLE algorithm, selecting and assessing the applicability and limitations of the method, properly applying the method with commercial software, critically testing and assessing the end-results.

Module credits 16.00
Prerequisites (MTV 310), (MKM 321)
Contact time 1 practical per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
Period of presentation Semester 1

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