Outline of lecture

This English course presents the fundamental knowledge and preliminary applications of computational fluid dynamics, as well as efficient implementations on advanced hardware architectures. The students are expected to be able to use numerical methods to solve some typical problems in fluid dynamics through class instructions, exercises and programming practices.

Purpose of lecture

This English course presents the fundamental knowledge and preliminary applications of computational fluid dynamics, as well as efficient implementations on advanced hardware architectures. The students are expected to be able to use numerical methods to solve some typical problems in fluid dynamics through class instructions, exercises and programming practices.

Plan of lecture

Teaching agenda of spring semester 2013
4/9: Introduction and governing equations of fluid dynamics
4/16: Fundamentals of numerical methods(1)
4/23: Fundamentals of numerical methods(2)
5/7: Accuracy and stability of numerical schemes
5/14: Sparse matrix solver
5/21: Numerical methods for compressible flows (1)
5/28: Numerical methods for compressible flows (2)
6/4: Numerical methods for compressible flows (3)
6/11: Numerical methods for incompressible flows (1)
6/18: Numerical methods for incompressible flows (2)縲
6/25: Numerical methods for incompressible flows (3)
7/2: Numerical methods for turbulent flows
7/9: Lattice Boltzmann Method and Particle Method
7/16: Accelerator (GPU) computing for CFD
7/23: Numerical methods for interfacial multi-phase flows

Textbook and reference

1. Anderson, J.D., Computational Fluid Dynamics - The Basics with Applications; McGraw-Hill, Inc. 1995
2. Hirsch C., Volume 1&2, Numerical Computational of Internal and External Flows;
John Wiley & Sons, 2001
3. Ferziger, J.H. and Peric, M., Computational Methods for Fluid Dynamics; Springer, 1999
4. Fletcher C.A.J., Computational Techniques for Fluid Dynamics; Springer, 2000
5. Cebeci, T. and Cousteix, J., Modeling and Computation of Boundary-Layer Flows; Horizons Publishing Inc. 1999, 2005

Related and/or prerequisite courses

The prospective students are expected to have finished the fundamental courses on mathematics and mechanics of under graduate level.

Evaluation

Class attendance, excises, tests and reports

Contact Information

xiaoﾂ�ｼ�es.titech.ac.jp