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Notes-2005-002
CFD 1
Ram Ramanan
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CFD 2
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Applications
CFD 3
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Bottle
Filling
Nozzle
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Goal
Assumptions
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CFD codes are structured around the numerical algorithms that can tackle
fluid flow problems
1.
2.
3.
Pre Processor
Solver
Post Processor
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1) Pre-Processor
Consists of the input of
a flow problem to CFD
User Activities:
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2) Solver
Three primary numerical solution techniques
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CFD 10
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3) Post Processor
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converged solution
grid independence
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Advantages of CFD
Low Cost
Speed
Using physical experiments and tests to get essential engineering data for
design can be expensive.
Computational simulations are relatively inexpensive, and costs are likely to
decrease as computers become more powerful.
CFD simulations can be executed in a short period of time.
Quick turnaround means engineering data can be introduced early in the
design process
Many flow and heat transfer processes can not be (easily) tested - e.g.
hypersonic flow at Mach 20
CFD provides the ability to theoretically simulate any physical condition
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CFD allows great control over the physical process, and provides the ability to
isolate specific phenomena for study.
Example: a heat transfer process can be idealized with adiabatic, constant heat
flux, or constant temperature boundaries.
Comprehensive Information
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Limitations of CFD
Physical Models
CFD solutions rely upon physical models of real world processes (e.g.
turbulence, compressibility, chemistry, multiphase flow, etc.).
The solutions that are obtained through CFD can only be as accurate as
the physical models on which they are based.
Numerical Errors
Round-off error - errors due to finite word size available on the computer
Truncation error - error due to approximations in the numerical models
Round-off errors will always exist (though they should be small in most
cases)
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Ram Ramanan
05/27/16
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Boundary Conditions
Computational
Domain
Uniform Inlet
Profile
poor
Courtesy: Fluent, Inc
better
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Ram Ramanan
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Summary
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Ram Ramanan
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