Computational Fluid Dynamics

Catalog description

The course will focus primarily on finite difference methods for viscous incompressible flows. Other topics will include multiscale methods, e.g. molecular dynamics, dissipative particle dynamics and lattice Boltzmann methods. We will start with the mathematical nature of the Navier-Stokes equations and their simplified models, learn about high-order explicit and implicit methods, time stepping, and fast solvers. We will then cover advection-diffusion equations and various forms of the Navier-Stokes equations in primitive variables and in vorticity/streamfunction formulations. In addition to the homeworks the students are required to develop a Navier-Stokes solver as a final project.