Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Catalog description

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is employed in a wide range of industries and disciplines, such as aerospace engineering, automotive engineering, biomedical science and engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, power engineering and sports engineering. Practicing engineers are constantly facing extreme challenges to solve complex fluid flow and heat transfer problems using commercial CFD software. To avoid flawed CFD simulation and results interpretation using commercial CFD packages by users with inadequate training, understanding the fundamental principles that underlie commercial CFD solvers can help the users to effectively harness the power of modern CFD for their research or design. This course is intended as an introduction to the scientific principles and practical engineering applications of CFD. It combines lectures on the CFD principles with projects of research or industrial applications. The emphasis of this course is not to teach the theory behind the CFD techniques, but to help the students apply the knowledge gained into practical use of commercial CFD software. Students will apply these skills to relevant engineering applications and gain an appreciation of the limitations and advantages of CFD modeling.