CFD Syllabus


Syllabus For 3 Month Duration

CFD Basic Theory

  • Overview of CFD: Definition, historical development, and applications.
  • CFD is important in various engineering fields, such as aerospace, automotive, energy, etc.
  • Introduction to the governing equations of fluid dynamics: continuity, momentum, and energy equations.
  • Properties of fluids: density, viscosity, and pressure.
  • Newtonian vs. non-Newtonian fluids.
  • Fluid flow classification: laminar vs. turbulent flow regimes.
  • Introduction to numerical discretization: finite difference, finite volume, and finite element methods.
  • Spatial and temporal discretization of the governing equations.
  • Overview of numerical stability, accuracy, and convergence criteria.
  • Derivation and explanation of the Navier-Stokes equations.
  • Simplifications and assumptions for different flow scenarios.
  • Boundary conditions: types, implementation, and significance in CFD simulations.
  • Fundamentals of turbulence and its modeling in CFD.
  • Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations and turbulence models.
  • Selection criteria for turbulence models: k-ε, k-ω, SST, etc.
  • Basics of heat transfer mechanisms: conduction, convection, and radiation.
  • Modeling heat transfer in CFD simulations.
  • Introduction to combustion modeling: reactions, species transport, and combustion models.
  • Introduction to multiphase flow phenomena: gas-liquid, solid-liquid, and gas-solid flows.
  • Eulerian vs. Lagrangian approaches for multiphase flow simulations.
  • Modeling techniques for multiphase flows in CFD: Volume of Fluid (VOF), Discrete Phase Model (DPM), etc.
  • High-fidelity simulations: Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) and Large Eddy Simulation (LES).
  • Overview of compressible flow simulations and shock-capturing methods.
  • Introduction to advanced turbulence modeling approaches: Detached Eddy Simulation (DES), Scale-Adaptive Simulation (SAS), etc.
  • Real-world applications of CFD in engineering: aerodynamics, heat transfer, combustion, etc.
  • Case studies highlighting the use of CFD in various industries.
  • Discussion on current trends and future directions in CFD research and development.

Ansys Software Training

  • Familiarization with the ANSYS Fluent interface, project setup, and workflow.
  • Basic operations: creating projects, importing geometries, and defining boundary conditions.
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  • Defining boundary conditions for CFD simulations.
  • Configuring solver settings and initialization for accurate simulations.
  • Understanding turbulence and its modeling in ANSYS Fluent.
  • Overview of turbulence models available in ANSYS Fluent: k-ε, k-ω, SST, etc.
  • Basics of heat transfer mechanisms and their modeling in ANSYS Fluent.
  • Introduction to combustion modeling: reactions, species transport, and combustion models.
  • Introduction to multiphase flow phenomena and their simulation challenges.
  • Modeling multiphase flows in ANSYS Fluent: Eulerian vs. Lagrangian approaches.
  • Advanced features in ANSYS Fluent: transient simulations, species transport, etc.
  • Introduction to dynamic mesh and moving boundary problems.
  • Introduction to post-processing tools in ANSYS Fluent.
  • Visualizing simulation results: contours, vectors, streamlines, etc.
  • Basics of optimization techniques in ANSYS Fluent.
  • Sensitivity analysis for assessing the impact of input parameters on simulation results.
  • Principles of validation and verification in CFD simulations using ANSYS Fluent.
  • Benchmarking ANSYS Fluent results against experimental data.
  • Overview of advanced topics in ANSYS Fluent: high-fidelity simulations, turbulence modeling advancements, etc.
  • Discussion on emerging trends and future directions in ANSYS Fluent research and development.

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