MEG795-001: Numerical Turbulent flow and heat transfer
Department of Mechanical
Engineering
University of Nevada,
Las Vegas
Credit hour: three (3)
Fall Semester, 2007
Overview:
This is a graduate course
that explores the fundamentals of turbulence modeling with computational fluid
dynamics (CFD). One of the objectives of this course is to give students an
introduction to the numerical methods used to analyze fluid flow and heat
transfer. The course is designed to be valuable to both users and developers of
CFD codes by providing techniques for interpreting and analyzing the behavior
of numerical schemes. The important methods for discretization
of the governing equations will be presented, along with the most common
algorithms for their solution. Emphasis will be given to finite difference and
finite volume methods. Students will be expected to write programs to implement
some of the algorithms. The second objective of this course is to present an
introduction to fundamental concepts in turbulence flow and heat transfer, and
an overview of numerical modeling techniques for the prediction of turbulent
flows and heat transfer. The emphasis is on the capabilities and limitations of
engineering approaches commonly used in the modeling of turbulent flow and heat
transfer.
Teaching Goals:
From
this course, the students will build necessary background for successful
application of CFD for turbulent flow and heat transfer, and be able to solve
the turbulent flow and heat transfer problems appearing in the practical
applications.
Instructor:
Jianhu Nie, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4027
Office: 611 Paradise Campus
Phone: (702) 895-0423; Fax: (702) 895-1860; Email: jianhu@nscee.edu
Textbook:
1.
Versteeg, H.K. and Malalasekera, W., An Introduction to
Computational Fluid Dynamics: The Finite Volume Method, Second Edition,
Prentice Hall, 2007.
Reference books:
1.
Chen, C.J. and Yaw, S.Y., Fundamentals of Turbulence
Modeling, Taylor
& Francis, 1998.
2.
Wilcox,
D. C., Turbulence Modeling for CFD,
DCW Industries, 1993.
3.
Anderson, J.D., Computational
Fluid Dynamics: The Basics with Applications, 6th Edition, McGraw Hill, New
York, 1995.
4.
Patankar, S.V., Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, Hemisphere, Washington,
D.C., and McGraw-Hill, New York,
1980.
5.
Ferziger, J.H. and Peric, M., Computational Methods for Fluid Dynamics,
3rd Edition, Springer, 2001.
Assignments
and Evaluations:
The final grade in the
course will be based on homework assignments, projects, quizzes, and exams
weighted as following: homework: 20%; projects: 20%; exams: 50%, and quizzes:
10%.
Tentative Schedules:
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Week
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Topics
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1.
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introduction to turbulent
flows:
definition of turbulence and features of turbulent flows
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2.
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requirements
for and history of turbulence modeling: conservation
equations for turbulent flows
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3.
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introduction
to finite-difference and finite-volume methods
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4.
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diffusion problems
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5.
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convection-diffusion
problem
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6.
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pressure
correction, SIMPLE-like method; staggered grid
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7.
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introduction to commercial CFD packages: FLUENT, Gambit,
CFX, Star-CD, Pheonix, etc.
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8.
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Reynolds-averaged
Navier-Stokes equations (RANS)
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9.
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turbulence
energy equation, algebraic turbulence model
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10.
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general
near-wall scaling laws; wall functions
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11.
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one-
and two-equation models
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12.
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low-Reynolds-number
effects
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13.
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second-order closure models; full Reynolds-stress and
algebraic Reynolds stress models
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14.
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large-eddy simulation (LES)
techniques and direct numerical simulation (DNS) methods
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