Simulation Based Engineering in Fluid Flow Design

Acknowledgements.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Fluid Statics.- 2.1 States of Matter.- 2.2 Pressure in fluids at rest.- 2.3 Buoyancy.- 2.4 Basics of Thermodynamics.- 3. Fluid Dynamics.- 3.1 Characteristics of Fluids.- 3.2 Mass Balance.- 3.3 Force Balance and Momentum Equations.- 3.4 Energy Equation.- 3.5 Kinetic Energy.- 3.6 Internal Energy.- 3.7 Shear Stresses.- 3.8 Equations of Motion.- 3.9 Summary of Fluid Flow Equations.- 4. Finite Volume Method - Diffusion Problems.- 4.1 Diffusion Problem.- 4.2 Diffusion with Source Term.- 4.3 Diffusion with Convection.- 5. Finite Volume Method - Convection-Diffusion Problems.- 5.1 Steady State one-dimensional convection and diffusion.- 6. Pressure Velocity Coupling.- 6.1 Steady State one-dimensional incompressible problem.- 6.2 Pitot and Venturi Tubes.- 6.3 Stagnation Conditions in Adiabatic Flow.- 6.4 Isentropic Flow.- 6.5 Speed of Sound.- 6.6 Shocks in Supersonic Flow.- 6.7 Other Forms of Energy Equation for Adiabatic Flow.- 6.8 Quasi-One dimensional Flow.- 6.9 Area-Velocity relation.- 6.10 Example of Nozzle Flow - Subsonic Flow throughout.- 6.11 Nozzle Flow - Subsonic Flow with Sonic Conditions at the Throat.- 6.12 Nozzle Flow - Supersonic Flow with Perfect Expansion.- 6.13 CFD Solution of Isentropic Flow in Converging-Diverging Nozzles.- 7. Turbulence.- 7.1 What is Turbulence?.- 7.2 Reynolds Equations.- 7.3 Nozzle Flow with a Normal Shock in the Divergent Portion.- 7.4 CFD Solution of Flow in Converging-Diverging Nozzles with a Normal Shock.- 8. Epilogue.- Index.