ME EN
541
Comput Fluids & Heat Transfer
Hours
3.0 Credit, 3 Lecture, 0 Lab
Semester
Winter
Fluid dynamics and heat transfer analysis by numerical methods. Theory and implementation of finite difference and finite volume methods.
Numerical Analysis
Understand the fundamental concepts and techniques used in the numerical analysis of fluid flow and heat transfer.
Verification and Validation Practices
Apply computational verification and validation practices for fluid flow and heat transfer codes.
Finite Difference and Control Volume Methods
Solve 1D diffusion and convection-diffusion fluid flow and heat transfer problems using finite difference and control volume methods.
Pressure-Velocity Coupling
Understand concepts of control volume methods for pressure-velocity coupling.
Commercial Codes
Have a necessary foundation for setting up and analyzing fluid flow and heat transfer problems using commercial codes.
Turbulence Closure Problem
Understand the basic concept of the turbulence closure problem and how it leads to turbulence models.