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Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin

Berlin School of Economics and Law

From Freehand Sketch to Optimized Product:

Computational Structural Mechanics & Fluid Dynamics (CSMFD)

Overview
This English-taught programme not only offers insights into
state-of-the-art computational engineering in Germany but
also into German culture and language. By first studying
the basic principles and application of computational aided
engineering (CAE) for the design of machines and machine
parts (e.g. automobiles), students will then be introduced
to quality control and fault analysis. A module of German
language for beginners is part of the programme as well as
study visits to companies and institutions.
Date
626 July 2014 (three weeks)
Course Content
Computational Structural Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Quality Control for Computational Fluid Dynamics

The course programme also includes:

Study visits to companies and institutions
Introductory German language lessons

Course Language
English. Proof of English proficiency (TOEFL iBT 90 or
equivalent) is required.
Prerequisites
Upper undergraduate students of engineering (all fields) and
computer science (after two years of study) or graduates with
good standing.
Number of Participants
2025

Berlin International Summer School, 29 June 26 July 2014

Course Fees
1400,
This includes tuition and application fees, accommodation
with breakfast, health, accident and liability insurance, study
visits, most parts of the culture and leisure time programme.
Credits
75 contact hours
60 contact hours computational engineering course
incl.study visits
15 contact hours German language at beginners level
7 ECTS credits

Accommodation
Student Hostel (double room) with breakfast. Arrival 6 July
(move-in), departure 26 July (move-out)
Culture and Leisure Time Programme
The summer school team offers participants a wide
variety of optional cultural and social events in Berlin and
surrounding are (e.g. museums, boat trip, castle, trips to
Potsdam and Sachsenhausen) about twice a week.
Registration Deadline
1 April 2014
15 March 2014 for nominated students from
partner universities

Contact, Enquiries and Registration

Berlin School of Economics & Law/HWR Berlin
Berlin International Summer School
Email: summer@hwr-berlin.de
www.hwr-berlin.de/summerschools/

Computational Structural Mechanics & Fluid Dynamics (CSMFD)

Syllabus
This course programme will cover two of the most relevant methods of computational engineering: Computational structural mechanics (FEM) and computational fluid
mechanics (FVM).
Learning Outcomes
After completion of this course programme students
Understand the basic principles of structural mechanics
and fluid dynamics
Will be familiar with numerical methods (finite element
method and finite volume method)
Have received a training of software for computational
structural mechanics and computational fluid dynamics
Will be able to interpret the results
Can apply quality control for the computational
methods and
Estimate effort and risk of the computational methods

Literature/Main References:
Ferziger, J.H., Peric, M.: Computational Methods for
FluidDynamics. Springer 2001.
Anderson: Computational Fluid Dynamics.
McGraw-Hill, 1995.
Zikanov: Essential Computational Fluid Dynamics.
Wiley, 2010.
Bathe, K.J.: Finite Element Procedures. TBS, 2007.
Steinke, P.: Finite-Element-Methode. Springer, 2012.
Hirsch: Numerical Computation of Internal and
ExternalFlows: The Fundamentals of Computational
FluidDynamics. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007.

Module 2: Computational Fluid Dynamics

Day 1

conservation (Euler and Navier-Stokes), enthalpy

conservation

Day 2

Intro to mechanical / automotive engineering:

Mode of functioning of a combustion engine

Illustration of a crank drive with its components
Special tasks and loads for a connection rod and its

ComputationalFluidDynamics:

geometry preparation, grid generation, physical and

mathematical modelling, pre processing, solving and
post processing

Day 3

Intro to structural mechanics:

Finite Element Method: Setting up the system of

Day 5

equations for the example of a rod-element

Day 3

Constitutive law
FEM-Program Nastran

Intro to higher computations:

Generation of geometrics
Creating a model for the calculation of a connection

Day 1

Day 5

Optimizing the model:

Day 6

Geometric symmetry
Boundary conditions and loads
Execute a computation
Validation of the results and optimization
Test:

Presentation and critical discussion of the results

Calculation of a component of the crank drive

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Airfoil for which draft and lift will be calculated

Calculated values will be measured in a wind tunnel
Test:

Calculation of an example part

Quality control for Computational Fluid Dynamics I:

Development and studies to different convergence

criteria

Residual studies, imbalance studies, and integral

rod with loads and deflections

Study Visit to BMW Berlin

Calculation of an example part:

Module 3: Quality Control for Computational FluidDynamics

Three dimensional elements

Day 4

Study Visit to the Federal Institute for Materials

Researchand Testing

Day 4

dimensioning

Day 2

Intro to the Work Flow of

5 work steps of computational fluid dynamics:

Module 1: Computational Structural Mechanics

Day 1

Intro to Fluid Dynamics:

Fluid dynamics quantities

Analytical basic equations for the calculation of flows
Equations discussed: mass conservation, momentum

values for different convergence criteria

Day 2

Quality control for Computational Fluid Dynamics II:

Creation of grid independence studies and time step

independence studies

Different grid solutions and time steps will be

investigated

Day 3

Study Visit to the Museum of Technology

Day 4

Test:

Calculation of an example part including quality

control and interpretation of the results

Computational Structural Mechanics & Fluid Dynamics (CSMFD)