United Kingdom, May 14, 2013
This three day example driven, practical course offers
excellent guidance on how to judge which numerical
approximations are acceptable and appropriate for solving a
wide range of practical problems.
Description:
Three Day Course - 14th to 16th May 2013
NAFEMS, the only independent not-for-profit organisation
with the aim of promoting the effective and reliable use of
CFD, addresses this requirement by providing this three day
example driven, practical course. The course offers
excellent guidance on how to judge which numerical
approximations are acceptable and appropriate for solving a
wide range of practical problems. Of equal importance is
the manner in which results are interpreted. Advice is
provided which allows the correct decisions to be taken,
based on results which are known to be reliable.
Interaction is encouraged throughout the course, with the
planning and design of a complete CFD project and examples
of simple hand calculations, mesh designs and solution
designs being set for the class to complete. The course is
completely code independent.
This course is aimed at practising engineers who wish to
understand CFD methods and learn how to apply CFD
techniques to their particular problems in the most
effective manner. All aspects of successful CFD
application are covered, including:
*The Finite Volume Method
*The computational mesh
*Turbulence
*Sources of error
*Interpretation of results
*Validation
Attendees should have a graduate engineering background
including some knowledge of fluid dynamics and engineering
mathematics
The material that is presented is independent of any
particular software package, making it ideally suited to
current and potential users of all commercial finite volume
method CFD software systems. Anyone who wishes to use CFD
in an industrial context would benefit from this course and
it is a must for engineers who wish to use advanced CFD as
an effective predictive tool for industrial flow analysis.
The course is open to both members and non-members of
NAFEMS.
TOPICS COVERED
Intoduction
- Examples of CFD Simulations / Advantages and
disadvantages of CFD
Basics of Fluid Mechanics
- Basic Equations of Fluid Mechanics (Continuity, Momentum
and Energy Equations)
Introduction to Numerical Methods
- Mathematical Background
- Finite Volume Method
- Spatial Discretization
- Temporal Discretization
- Solution of the Navier-Stokes Equations (Pressure
Correction)
- Grid Generation
- Solution of Systems of Linear Equations
Special flows
- Turbulent Flows
- Multiphase Flows
From Reality to the Simulation Model
- What to do Before Starting a Simulation
- Assumptions? Why? Effect of Assumptions?
- Boundary Conditions? Which?
- Grid Generation? How?
- Examples
Quality of CFD Simulations
- Checking of CFD Results
- Interpretation of CFD Results
- Improvements / What to do?
Summary and Perspectives
- Outlook, Trends in Simulation Methods
- Optimization
- Coupled Simulations
