| 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 |
| Programmes | |
| 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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