Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2010/11 |
AR40391: Computational fluid dynamics |
 Credits:
| 3 |
| Level:
| Masters |
| Period: | This unit is available in... |
| Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW100 |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Supplementary assessment information not currently available (this will be added shortly) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: To provide students with an understanding of CFD and its use in the design of buildings and structures. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of the unit the student will be able to demonstrate: * an introductory understanding of the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics for the investigation of natural air flows in and around buildings, including buoyancy effects and pressure driven flow as well as wind effects on structures; * conceptual understanding that enables the student to evaluate critically current practice and new developments, and propose new solutions; * an ability to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, make sound judgements in the absence of complete data, and communicate their conclusions clearly. Skills: * Ability to apply the concepts and principles of CFD to the design and solution of engineering problems. Professional/Practical skills * To deal with CFD issues in a systematic yet creative way, and to communicate the conclusions clearly. An ability to use of commercial software packages for the investigation of the internal building environment and external wind interaction with structures. Transferable/key skills * Ability to collect, analyse, synthesise and present technical information. * To demonstrate communication and team working skills. Content: Computational Fluid Dynamics: Industrial applications of CFD in both internal and external building environments; revision of fluid dynamics (boundary layers, separation and turbulence); mesh generation (structured meshes, unstructured meshes, transformation of coordinates); introduction to and derivation of the governing equations (mass conservation, Navier-Stokes and energy conservation equations); discretisation, including finite difference, finite volume and finite element methods; solution methods for the Navier-Stokes Equations; turbulence and turbulence modelling; wind effects on structures. Use of commercial CFD package and MATLAB programming language. |