Advanced Computation in Fluid Mechanics, abf08

(This course is identical with the course DD3004/DN3004.)

News

090701: The results of the course evaluation is now available here.
090624: The course evaluation is available here.
090429: Intructions for the final report and presentation added.
090429: Removed bug deadline May 4.
090407: Dates for last 4 seminars set based on doodle vote.
090327: Review instructions added.
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090325: The project description is updated.
090317: The airfoil mesh for the project is now available below.
090317: The project description is added below.
090314: The problem sheet deadline is extended to Monday March 23 08.00.
090314: The problem sheet has been updated (more information and correction of Problem 10).
090308: The problem sheet has been updated (more information on Problem 7).
090309: The problem sheet has been updated (fixed minus sign in equation (9), added info on initial conditions in section before Problem 8, fixed misprints in Problem 7).
090309: The problem sheet has been updated (rewrite of assumption in Problem 7, to be used also in Problems 9-10).

Course description

This is an advanced trans-disciplinary course approaching fundamental problems in fluid mechanics of major practical importance by advanced tools from mathematical analysis and numerical analysis, using modern computational technology.

Course PM

Course evaluation 2009

Recommended prerequisites

Course DN2260 Finite element method or equivalent (see e.g. book "Computational Differential Equations" by Eriksson/Estep/Hansbo/Johnson, or the e-material FEM modules by Johan Jansson).

Schedule

Seminar 1: Monday 15.15 February 16, room 4523
Seminar 2: Monday 15.15 February 23, room 4523
Seminar 3: Monday 15.15 March 9, room 4523
Seminar 4: Monday 15.15 March 16, room 4523
Seminar 5: Thursday 13.15 April 16, room 4523
Seminar 6: Tuesday 13.15 April 21, room 1625
Seminar 7: Wednesday 13.15 April 29, room 4523
Seminar 8: Wednesday 13.15 May 13, room 4523

Course literature

[CTIF] J.Hoffman and C.Johnson, Computational Turbulent Incompressible Flow, Springer, 2007 (download)

Activities

Seminar 1
Topics: Thermodynamics, incompressible flow, stability, vorticity
Problem sheet: 1-4
Reading: [CTIF] ch.1-12
Seminar 2
Topics: General Galerkin (G2) finite element methods, skin friction boundary conditions
Problem sheet: 5-7
Reading: [CTIF] ch.28
Seminar 3
Topics: linearized dual problem, a posteriori error estimation, adaptive method
Problem sheet: 8-10
Reading: [CTIF] ch.30,33
Seminar 4
Topics: finite element software, FEniCS, intro to project
Reading: [CTIF] ch.25-27,29,31
Seminar 5
Topics: turbulence, blow up, the Clay $1 million Prize problem
Seminar 6
Topics: d'Alembert's paradox, flow separation, boundary conditions
Seminar 7
Topics: aerodynamcs, flying, lift and drag generation
Seminar 8
Topics: presentations of final reports

Examination

Intructions for the final report and presentation.

Review instructions

Problem sheet

Monday 8.00 March 16: submit problem sheet 1-10
Monday 8.00 April 6: submit project report (5 pages)
Monday 8.00 April 13: submit review 1 (1 page)
Monday 8.00 April 20: submit review 2 (1 page)
Monday 8.00 April 27: submit review 3 (1 page)
Monday 8.00 May 11: submit final report (8 pages)
Meeting 8: present final report (10 min)

Project

References

Advanced Computation in Fluid Mechanics, abf08

News

Course description

Course evaluation 2009

Recommended prerequisites

Schedule

Course literature

Activities

Seminar 1

Seminar 2

Seminar 3

Seminar 4

Seminar 5

Seminar 6

Seminar 7

Seminar 8

Examination

Project

References

Review 1:

Review 2:

Review 3:

Additional reading:

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