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Course Name Computational Fluid Dynamics for Defence Applications
Course Code 25DT645
Program M.Tech. in Defence Technology
Semester 2
Credits 3
Campus Coimbatore

Syllabus

Syllabus

Course Content

Unit

Contents

Contact Hrs.

1.

Introduction to fluid mechanics & heat transfer,

7

2.

Introduction to numerical analysis, Discretisation approaches: finite difference, and finite volume, Stability of numerical method.

8

3.

Numerical Method for Convection-Diffusion Problems: Central Differencing, Upwind Differencing, Power- Law Differencing, Quick and TVD Schemes with their Assessments

8

4.

Introduction to Spectral methods – Staggered and Collocated Grids –Introduction to Solution Algorithms: SIMPLE, SIMPLER, SIMPLEC and PISO Algorithms.

9

5.

Introduction to Grid Generation: Body Conforming Grids, Algebraic and Elliptic Grids, 2D Unstructured Grids

7

6.

CFD analysis of compressible & in-compressible flow, turbulence modelling,

6

Total

45

Objectives and Outcomes

Course Objectives:

The course is intended to provide learning on the computational aerodynamics, numerical methods for solving systems of equations, numerical modelling of fluids, CFD analysis, turbulence modelling.

Course Outcomes:

At the end of the course the student should be able to:

  • Understand the CFD analysis, fluid mechanics, heat transfer analysis, numerical modelling of fluids.
  • Generate numerical model related to fluid dynamics
  • To do the pre and post processing of CFD analysis.

Text Books / References

References / Suggested Books:

  1. “A Textbook of Heat Transfer Paperback”, by S.P. Sukhatme. Publisher: Universities Press.
  2. “An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics: The Finite Volume Method”, by H. Versteeg. Publisher : Pearson.
  3. “Computational Fluid Dynamics the Basics with Applications”, by John D. Anderson, Jr. Publisher : McGraw Hill Education.
  4. “Fluid Mechanics: Volume 2: Foundations and Applications of Mechanics (Cambridge-iisc)”, by C.
  5. S. Jog. Publisher : Cambridge University Press; 3rd edition.
  6. “Numerical Modeling and Computer Simulation”, Edited by DraganCvetkovi, publisher intechopen.
  7. Literature / books suggested by respective course Lecturers.

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