MAE 4230 - Intermediate Fluid Dynamics

Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: MAE 3230 or CEE 3310/BEE 3310, CHEME 3230 or permission of instructor. Satisfies Senior Design requirement if enrolled in MAE 4231. Co-meets with MAE 4231/MAE 5230.

Z. J. Wang.

This course builds on the foundation of MAE 3230. Emphasis is placed on both the fundamental principles and numerical calculation of real flows using a computational fluid dynamics package. Topics covered include inviscid and viscous flows at different regimes of Reynolds number. The examples will be related to engineering and environmental applications.

Outcome 1: Students will understand the derivation and physical meaning of the conservation equations.

Outcome 2: Be able to derive analytical solutions to simplified problems.

Outcome 3: Understand the underlying models in ANSYS/FLUENT.

Outcome 4: Be able to apply ANSYS/FLUENT to solve a range of problems.

Outcome 5: Understand numerical errors and the limitations of CFD.

Outcome 6: Demonstrate the ability to design a component using CFD analysis in ANSYS/FLUENT.