Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

C.T. Shaw, Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Prentice Hall, 1992 CONTENTS PREFACE.............................................................................7 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................1 1.1 Using Computers To Predict Flows .............................1 1.2 Situations Where Fluids Flow......................................2 1.3 Why Read This Book ?................................................5 1.4 The Objectives Of The Study ......................................6 1.5 Using The Book ..........................................................7 2 FLUIDS IN MOTION...................................................... 10 2.1 Some Common Flow Features................................... 10 2.1.1 Fluids All Around Us.......................................... 11 2.1.2 The Ways Fluids Flow........................................ 15 2.1.3 Some Properties of Fluids ................................... 16 2.2 Equations Describing Fluids in Motion...................... 18 2.2.1 Developing the Governing Equations.................. 19 2.2.2 Concepts of Turbulence ...................................... 25 2.2.3 Modelling Turbulence......................................... 26 2.3 Obtaining Greater Understanding of Fluid Flow ........ 30 3 NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS TO PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS ......................................... 33 3.1 Techniques of Numerical Discretisation .................... 34 3.1.1 ...