Teaching

Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics

Professor: Christian Schaerer
Monitor: Hyun Ho Shin
Data: March – June,
Master Course, 
Wednesday and Friday: 14:00 hs – 16:00 hs.

First module

1. Partial differential equations, modeling.
2. The finite volume method for diffusion problems
3. The finite volume method for convection - diffusion problems
4. Conservation laws for fluid motion and boundary conditions.

Second module

1. Solution of the discretized equations
2. Unsteady flows
3. Boundary condition
4. Introduction to turbulence models
5. Advanced topics and applications: compressible flows, combustion, flame simulation. 

Evaluation:

two exams, home work and seminars.   

References

• H. K. Versteeg, W. Malalasekera, An introduction to computational fluid dynamics, Longman Scientific & Technical, 1995.
• J.H. Ferziger, M. Peric, Comptational methods for fluid dynamics, Springer, Berlin, 2002.
• J. Chorin, J. E. Marsden, A Mathematical introduction to fluid mechanics, Springer, New York,  2000.