This module will enable students to gain understanding, apply knowledge, analyse and evaluate problems and create solutions through a variety of activities, including:
• Taught Lectures
• Use of software packages Ansys/ICEM and Ansys/Fluent
Laboratory/Tutorial taking place in school laboratories where software related demonstrations, practical exercises and formal assignments will be undertaken.

Patankar, S. (1980). Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, Taylor & Francis Inc.
Chung, T.J. (2010). Computational Fluid Dynamics, Cambridge University press.
Anderson, J. (1995). Computational Fluid Dynamics: The basics with Applications, McGraw Hill.
Hirsch, C. (2007). Numerical Computation of Internal and External Flows, Butterworth-Heinemann.

This module provides a strong understanding of fluid flow simulation on which most CFD simulation are based. During this module, you will be trained to use advanced flow simulation software for CFD calculations. The you will learn about the key element in computational fluid dynamics simulations such as conservation laws and equations, consistency, stability and convergence which is applicable to a wide range of fluid flows, wind speeds and compressible/non-compressible problems. You will also learn about boundary conditions and mesh generation/refinement in the computational domain which will facilitate them with strong tools for CFD simulation of complicated engineering problems. They will learn a wide range of numerical techniques and in the end, they will carry out a step by step CFD simulation of a compressible/incompressible steady flow and they will learn about post processing of CFD problems.
Based on the items listed above here is a suggested teaching plan for the module:

Lecture
• Introduction to CFD
• Fluid Flow Classifications
• Mathematical Representation
• Numerical Methods in CFD Computational Domain, BC’s
• Structured and Unstructured Meshing
• Spatial Discretization
• Mesh Generation
• Numerical Simulation of steady flows
• Post Processing of CFD problems

Tutorial
• Ansys Software introduction and packages
• Ansys Design Modeler (Workbench): Geometry generation and import techniques
• Ansys Mesher (Workbench): 2D Meshing
• Ansys Mesher (Workbench): Preparing the mesh file and BC setting
• Ansys Fluent: Exporting the mesh to flow solver, Error tracking, boundary condition setting
• Ansys Fluent: Simulation Settings

Suitable CFD analysis software such as Ansys/Fluent and Ansys Design Modeller and ANSYS Mesher.

1. Demonstrate systematic understanding of categories of flow and be able to reproduce the corresponding numerical approach.(AHEP 3: EA1b, EA2, EA3b)

2. Present advanced critical knowledge and key principles of meshing techniques and mesh data structure to produce of structured/unstructured 2D mesh. (AHEP 3: SM1b, EA3b, G1)

3. Develop deep understanding of numerical simulation key principles applying spatial discretization through advanced numerical methods. (AHEP 3: SM2b, EA3b)

4. Produce mesh for problems using advanced mesh generation techniques. (AHEP 3: SM1b, G1)

5. Produce viable computational fluid dynamics solutions using Ansys/fluent tools to a range of steady state problems. (AHEP 3: SM1b, EA3b, P6)

6. Analyze and communicate complex CFD results (AHEP 3: D6, P1, G1)

A portfolio of work (50%) equivalent to 3000 words. Covering all LOs. Meeting AHEP 3 Outcomes SM1b, SM2b, EA1b, EA2, EA3b, D6, P1, P6, G1.