1MAE800 (4th SEQUENCE S2)

Software for Computational Fluid Dynamics

OBJECTIVES CONTENTS
This course is an introduction to Computational Fluid 1. Fundamentals of grid generation, main strategies.
Dynamics (CFD) using commercial softwares. It • Introduction to ICEMCFD (industrial meshing
aims at providing to the students a first experience in software).
the fields of grid generation and numerical 2. Fundamentals of computational fluid dynamics :
simulation, with the industrial point of view. • review of the different methods for the
At the end of the course, the students should: discretization of the equations,
• be aware of the different steps which are • initial and boundary conditions of a computation,
necessary to the numerical simulation of flows; • turbulence models,
• know the fundamentals of the CFD scientist; • near-wall treatment,
• be used to the modern tools of the field. • convergence.
3. Introduction to FLUENT (commercial CFD software)
PREREQUISITES • generation of a computational case,
• analysis of the results.
Fluid mechanics 4. The introduction to the softwares will consist in
Aerodynamics practising directly on computers (maximum 3 students
per machine) during the design office sessions.
Hours: 30 h, ECTS 3,5 5. A final project will be the basis of the evaluation. 4
design office sessions of 2hr each will be devoted to
this project, and an oral presentation of the results will
Personal work estimate: 20 hr conclude the course.
Organization
TEXTBOOKS:
• lectures (2h) 1. C. Hirsch, Numerical Computation of Internal and
• Tutorials (16h) External Flows. Vol. 1 et 2, Wiley, 1988.
• Practicals BE (8h) 2. J.H. Ferziger & M. Peric, Computational Methods for
• Exam (4h) Fluid Dynamics. Sringer-Verlag, 2001.
3. CFD Online : CFD resources on the Internet
Evaluation (http://www.cfd-online.com/).
• 30 minutes of oral presentation about the
project (4H)
Course director: Prof. Stéphane Jamme
ISAE contact: Prof. Stéphane Jamme (05 61 33 84 73)