Lab in numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer
Also listed as: מעבדה בסימולציות נומריות בזרימה ומעבר חום
A computational fluid dynamics lab where you run the solver, not watch it. Mesh, boundary conditions, turbulence model, convergence, and then the part nobody teaches: deciding whether the answer is true.
- Semester
- Semester A
- Weekly hours
- 5h
- Counts as
- Advanced laboratories
- Interest areas
- Flow and thermal design · Environment and energy · Aeronautics and space
Comes after
- Fluid mechanics 1
- Heat transfer
Opens up
- 0542-4135Advanced thermal design with software tools
- Thesis-level CFD work
What it covers
Method
- Governing equations and their discretisation, finite volume and finite difference
- Mesh generation and mesh quality, y+ and near-wall treatment
- Boundary conditions and solver settings
- Turbulence models: k-ε, k-ω SST, and how the choice changes the answer
- Residuals, convergence, verification and validation
The standard projects
- Lid-driven cavity
- Flat-plate boundary layer against the Blasius solution
- Fully developed pipe flow
- Backward-facing step and reattachment length
- Conjugate heat transfer
- Natural convection in an enclosure
Results worth carrying out
Wall coordinate
Courant number
Eddy viscosity, two-equation closure
Figures worth knowing
- Mesh and mesh-quality plots
- Velocity and temperature contours, streamlines and vectors
- y+ maps
- Residual histories
Quick answers
When is Lab in numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer taught?
Lab in numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer (0542-4391) is taught in Semester A (fall), 5 weekly hours. It counts toward “Advanced laboratories” in the Tel Aviv University Mechanical Engineering elective requirements.
What do I need before 0542-4391?
Before Lab in numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer you need: Fluid mechanics 1, Heat transfer.
What software is used in Lab in numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer?
Lab in numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer is normally taught with ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS CFX, OpenFOAM, ICEM CFD, MATLAB.
Which jobs does Lab in numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer prepare you for?
Lab in numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer is part of the preparation for these roles: CFD engineer, Thermal engineer, electronics cooling.
Which interest areas include Lab in numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer?
Lab in numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer sits in these interest areas: Flow and thermal design, Environment and energy, Aeronautics and space.
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