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Computational Fluid Dynamics

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics and Principles of Conservation: Continuity Equation, Navier Stokes Equation, Energy Equation and General Structure of Conservation Equations, Classification of Partial Differential Equations and Physical Behaviour, Approximate Solutions of Differential Equations: Error Minimization Principles, Variational Principles and Weighted Residual Approach, Fundamentals of Discretization: Finite Element Method, Finite Difference and Finite Volume Method, Finite Volume Method: Some Conceptual Basics and Illustrations through 1-D Steady State Diffusion Problems, Boundary Condition Implementation and Discretization of Unsteady State Problems, Important Consequences of Discretization of Time Dependent Diffusion Type Problems and Stability Analysis : Consistency, Stability and Convergence, LAX Equivalence theorem, Grid independent and time independent study, Stability analysis of parabolic equations (1-D unsteady state diffusion problems): FTCS (Forward time central space) scheme, Stability analysis of parabolic equations (1-D unsteady state diffusion problems): CTCS scheme (Leap frog scheme), Dufort-Frankel scheme, Stability analysis of hyperbolic equations: FTCS, FTFS, FTBS and CTCS Schemes, Finite Volume Discretization of 2-D unsteady State Diffusion type Problems, Solution of Systems of Linear Algebraic Equations: Elimination Methods, Iterative Methods, Gradient Search Methods, Discretization of Convection-Diffusion Equations: A Finite Volume Approach, Discretization of Navier Stokes Equations: Stream Function-Vorticity approach and Primitive variable approach, SIMPLE Algorithm, SIMPLER Algorithm, Unstructured Grid Formulation , Introduction to Turbulence Modeling.

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