Area: |
Department of Chemical Engineering |
Credits: |
12.5 |
Contact Hours: |
2.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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Lecture: |
1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly |
Tutorial: |
1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly |
Prerequisite(s): |
302246 (v.2) ChE 221 Fluid Mechanics or any previous version
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Syllabus: |
Conservation equations for mass, momentum and heat. A comparison of various numerical techniques for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) - introduction to finite difference and finite element methods. Solution to discretised algebraic equations. Finite volume method for diffusion problems. Finite volume method for convection and diffusion problems - pressure velocity coupling. Construction of geometry and discretisation using Gambit - FLUENT's manuals. Commercial CFD solvers. Turbulence modeling. Implementation of boundary conditions. Introduction to multiphase flow. Customising a commercial CFD solver. Unsteady state simulations. |
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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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Field of Education: |
30301 Chemical Engineering |
HECS Band (if applicable): |
2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information: |
Informational |
Result Type: |
Grade/Mark |
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Availability |
| Year |
Location |
Period |
Internal |
Area External |
Central External |
| 2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 1 |
Y |
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Area
External |
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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