305957 (v.2) ChE 477 Computational Fluid Dynamics

Area:	Department of Chemical Engineering
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	2.0
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Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly
Tutorial:	1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly
Prerequisite(s):	308807 (v.1) Fluid Mechanics 230 or any previous version
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 computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solvers. Turbulence modelling. Implementation of boundary conditions. Introduction to multiphase flow. Customising a commercial CFD solver. Unsteady state simulations.
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Field of Education:	030301 Chemical Engineering
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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