Course detail
Introduction to FEM and CFD
FSI-KFE Acad. year: 2021/2022 Summer semester
This course focuses on modern numerical methods FEA and CFD, which allow virtual testing of equipment and their parts under various conditions. Both methods are widely used in industry due to the availability of hardware as well as specialized software. The students will be acquainted with theoretical basics of both methods and learn to solve practical tasks using the ANSYS Workbench environment.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
3
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The students will get basic information about FEM and CFD, while simultaneously they will try out these methods in simple exercises. The acquired theoretical and practical knowledge may be extended in the subsequent semesters in specialized follow-up courses (“Practical applications of FEA (KAM)” and “Practical applications of CFD (K20)”) that will prepare the students for successful application of FEA and CFD in industrial practice.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of mechanics of solids, fluid mechanics, and mathematics.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is taught via seminars, which are focused on theoretical foundations, practical applications using basic examples, and consultations of individual projects.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
To be awarded credits for the course, the students must actively participate in the seminars and successfully defend the project that they have worked on during the semester.
Aims
The objective of the course is to acquaint the students with the foundations, application, advantages, disadvantages, and potential pitfalls of FEA and CFD.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Presence in the seminars is compulsory. Absences are compensated by individual study of the respective topics.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-PRI-P: Process Engineering, Master's, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Computer-assisted exercise
39 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Introduction to FEA
2. Beam elements
3. Axisymmetric problems
4. Shell structures
5. Heat conduction
6. Interconnecting heat conduction and structural analyses
7. Introduction to CFD
8. Basics of CFD modeling
9. Turbulence
10. Introduction to finite volume method
11. Convection-diffusion problem
12. Properties of discretisation schemes
13. Solving coupled equations for velocity and pressure; presentations of individual projects