Computational Fluid Dynamics

By Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti | IIT Madras

Learners enrolled: 1334

ABOUT THE COURSE : The course deals with the numerical solution of equations governing fluid flow and would be of interest to engineers and scientists—both aspiring and professional—with chemical/ mechanical/ civil/ aerospace engineering applications. In all these fields, one needs to deal extensively with fluid flow related phenomena and one needs to resolve flow-related features of the processes and equipment. Although the equations governing fluid flow have been formulated more than 150 years ago, it is only in recent years that these are being solved in the practical applications in which the flow occurs. The course deals with the basic techniques that enable the numerical solution of these equations.

INTENDED AUDIENCE : UG/ PG students in chem/mech/civil/aerospace engg departments

PRE-REQUISITES : At least one course in fluid mechanics. In addition, at least one course in numerical techniques and one course in computer programming would be essential

INDUSTRY SUPPORT : Automobile, Process, Power generation industries

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Chemical Engineering Computational Thermo Fluids Computational Chemical Engineering
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	23 Jan 2023
End Date :	14 Apr 2023
Enrollment Ends :	06 Feb 2023
Exam Registration Ends :	17 Mar 2023
Exam Date :	29 Apr 2023 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Introduction : calculation of flow in a rectangular duct

Week 2: Calculation of fully developed flow in a triangular duct

Week 3: Derivation of equations governing fluid flow

Week 4: Equations for incompressible flow and boundary conditions

Week 5: Basic concepts of CFD: Finite difference approximations

Week 6: Basic concepts of CFD: Consistency, stability and convergence

Week 7: Solution of Navier Stokes for compressible flows

Week 8: Solution of Navier Stokes equations for incompressible flows

Week 9: Solution of linear algebraic equations: basic methods

Week 10: Solution of linear algebraic equations: advanced methods

Week 11: Basics of finite volume method including grid generation

Week 12: Turbulent flows and turbulence modelling

Books and references

1.Ferziger J.H. & Peric M. (1999) Computational Methods for Fluid Dynamics, Springer, Berlin, Germany.

2.Hirsch C. (1988) Numerical Computation of Internal and External Flows, John Wiley & Sons, New York, USA.

3.Patankar S.V. (1980) Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, Hemisphere, Washington D.C., USA.

4.Versteeg H.K. & Malalsekera W. (1995) An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics: The Finite Volume Method, Longman Scientific & Technical, Harlow, Essex, UK.

5.Anderson J.D. (1995) Computational Fluid Dynamics: The Basics with Applications,McGraw-Hill, Inc.

Instructor bio

Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti

IIT Madras

Dr. Sreenivas Jayanti studied mechanical engineering at IIT-BHU, Varanasi, India; nuclear engineering at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA; fluid mechanics at INPG, Grenoble, France, and obtained his PhD from the department of chemical engineering at Imperial College, London, UK in 1990. After a post-doctoral fellowship at Imperial College, he joined IIT Madras as a visiting faculty in 1994. He is currently a professor in the department of chemical engineering at IIT Madras. His main research interests include computational fluid dynamics, combustion and fuel cells.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: 29 April 2023 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

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