Week 1: Channel flow simulation using CONVERGE CFD

I. Aim: Aerodynamic flow simulation around a prototype FSAE car using Converge CFD. II. Introduction: The Formula SAE® (FASE) series competitions challenge teams of university undergraduate and graduate students to conceive, design, fabricate, develop, and compete with small, formula-style vehicles. The competitions…

I. Aim: Aerodynamic flow simulation around an Ahmed body using Converge CFD. II. Introduction: The Ahmed body is a generic car body (a simplified vehicle model). The flow of air around the Ahmed body captures the essential flow features around an automobile and was first defined and characterized by Ahmed [1] in…

I. Aim: 2D CFD analysis of flow over an airfoil using Converge CFD. II. Problem Statement: Perform 2D transient analysis of flow over an airfoil at different angle of attacks. The case setup is done using ConvergeCFD and simulation is run in the CYGWIN terminal. Further, post-processing is done using Converge…

I. Aim: Literature review RANS derivation and analysis II. Introduction: TURBULENT FLOWS : Generally, a flow is differentiated between a laminar and a turbulent flow state. If the flow velocity is very small, the flow will be laminar, and if the flow velocity exceeds a certain boundary value, the flow becomes turbulent.…

I. Aim: 3D CFD analysis of shock waves in a shock tube using Converge CFD. II. Problem Statement: Perform 3D transient analysis of shock waves generating in a tube due to rupture of barrier between high pressure and low-pressure regions. The case setup is done using ConvergeCFD and simulation is run in the CYGWIN…

I. Aim: Conjugate heat transfer (CHT) simulation of heating of a flowing fluid in a pipe using Converge CFD. II. Introduction: Conjugate heat transfer (CHT) is the heat transfer mechanism occurring at a solid-fluid interface. This type of heat transfer includes both convection (fluid side) and conductive (solid…

I. Aim: 3D CFD analysis of flow over a throttle body in a pipe elbow using Converge CFD. II. Problem Statement: Perform 3D steady-state flow over a throttle body in a pipe elbow geometry using a suitable solver available in Converge CFD. The case setup is done using ConvergeCFD and simulation is run in the…

I. Aim: 3D CFD analysis of flow over a throttle body in a pipe elbow using Converge CFD. II. Problem Statement: Perform 3D transient flow over a throttle body in a pipe elbow geometry using a suitable solver available in Converge CFD. The case setup is done using ConvergeCFD and simulation is run in the…

 I. Aim: Simulate Prandtl-Meyer shock waves using converge CFD. II. Introduction: In this project, the supersonic flow of air over a sharp corner is simulated using ConvergeCFD to study the Prandtl-Meyer shock (Expansion fan) phenomena. The case setup is done using ConvergeCFD and simulation is run in the…

I. Aim: CFD analysis of 2D flow over a back step type geometry using Converge CFD. II. Problem Statement: Perform 2D steady-state flow over a back step geometry using a suitable solver available in Converge CFD. The case setup is done using ConvergeCFD and simulation is run in the CYGWIN terminal. Further,…

I. Aim: To perform a steady-state fluid flow in a rectangular channel using converge CFD. II. Introduction: In this project flow of a fluid in a rectangular channel is simulated using ConvergeCFD. The case setup is done using ConvergeCFD and simulation is run in the CYGWIN terminal. Further, post-processing is done using…

I. Aim: To perform combustion simulation of Natural gas (methane) with atmospheric air in a combustion chamber. II Introduction: Combustion or burning is a high-temperature exothermic redox chemical reaction between a fuel (the reductant) and an oxidant, usually, atmospheric oxygen, that produces oxidized,…

I. Aim: To perform a parametric analysis of flow through a gate valve and to analyze the effect of gate valve opening on the mass flow rate. II. Introduction: In any numerical simulation, it would be time-consuming for repeating the same analysis for variation in input parameters like geometry dimension changes, changes…

I. Aim: To perform analysis on cyclone separator and calculate the separation efficiency and pressure drop. II. Introduction: Cyclonic separation is a method of removing particulates from an air, gas or liquid stream, without the use of filters, through vortex separation. When removing particulate…

I. Aim: Numerical analysis of conjugate heat transfer of a graphics card. II. Introduction: Conjugate heat transfer (CHT) is the heat transfer mechanism occurring at a solid-fluid interface. This type of heat transfer includes both convection (fluid side) and conductive (solid side) heat transfer. The fluid side convection…

I. Aim: Numerical analysis and study of Rayleigh-Taylor instability in fluids. II. Introduction: The Rayleigh–Taylor instability, or RT instability (after Lord Rayleigh and G. I. Taylor), is the instability of an interface between two fluids of different densities which…

I. Aim: Numerical analysis of conjugate heat transfer in an automobile exhaust port. II. Introduction: Conjugate heat transfer (CHT) is the heat transfer mechanism occurring at a solid-fluid interface. This type of heat transfer includes both convection (fluid side) and conductive (solid side) heat transfer. The fluid…

I. Aim: Aerodynamic flow simulation around an Ahmed body using Ansys fluent. II. Introduction: The Ahmed body is a generic car body (a simplified vehicle model). The flow of air around the Ahmed body captures the essential flow features around an automobile and was first defined and characterized by Ahmed [1] in his experimental…

I. Aim: Simulate the vortex shedding around a circular cylinder II. Introduction: Flow over a circular cylinder is an interesting research topic studied for several years. The dynamics of flow over circular cylinder has an application in understanding the heat transfer in cross-flow pipe heat exchangers, the vibration…

I. Aim: To determine the effectiveness of thermal mixing of a fluid at different temperatures in a mixing Tee. II Introduction: Mixing Tees are pipe connectors used for mixing fluids at different temperatures, velocities, composition, etc. to attain a desired temperature, velocity, and composition. These are used…

I. Aim: To simulate incompressible laminar pipe flow in OpenFoam. II Problem Statement: Simulate an axisymmetric flow by applying the wedge boundary condition. The flow is laminar and flows through a constant cross-section pipe at an inlet Reynold's number of 2100. Perform a transient or steady-state simulation and validate…

Part 2: Validation studies of Symmetry BC vs Wedge BC in OpenFOAM vs Analytical H.P equation This part of the project is a continuation to the project: https://skill-lync.com/projects/week-11-simulation-of-flow-through-a-pipe-in-openfoam-129  Problem Statement: Perform simulation for the below-mentioned angles…

I. Aim: To simulate the quasi 1D subsonic-supersonic nozzle flow in Matlab using the Macormack Method of numerical solution. II. Problem Statement: Simulate the isentropic flow through a quasi 1D subsonic-supersonic nozzle. Derive both the conservation and non-conservation forms of the governing equations and solve them…

I. Aim: CFD analysis of 2D transient incompressible laminar flow in a back step type geometry using OpenFoam. II. Problem Statement: Perform 2D transient incompressible laminar flow in a back step geometry using a suitable solver available in OpenFoam for the following cases. Case 1 - Simulate the flow without using…

I. Aim: Solve the 2D steady and unsteady state heat conduction equation by explicit and implicit methods using iterative solvers. II. Problem Statement: Solve the 2D heat conduction equation by using the point iterative techniques. The Boundary conditions for the problem are as follows; Top Boundary = 600 K Bottom Boundary…

I. Aim: To Derive the  4th order approximations of the second-order derivative of a function for the following numerical schemes.  1. Central difference 2. Skewed right-sided difference 3. Skewed left-sided difference   Numerical schemes: 1. Fourth order  Central difference approximation of the…

  I. AIM: The aim of this project is to develop an ideal Rankine cycle simulator using MATLAB programming. A. Introduction: The Rankine cycle is an ideal cycle for vapor power plants in which the working fluid is alternately vaporised and condensed. The term ideal implies that the cycle doesn’t involve any internal…

 I: Aim & Introduction: The aim of this project is to solve the second-order ODE of the simple pendulum motion.  A simple pendulum is a system that comprises of a heavy mass(bob) attached to a massless string and pivoted at the top as shown in Figure1.               …

I. Aim: The aim of this project is to parsing of a file containing the NASA thermodynamic data for different elements and to find the variation of thermodynamic properties of specific heat, enthalpy and entropy with respect to temperature. Introduction: File parsing in the computer world is the process of extracting…

I. Aim: The aim of this project is to optimize a stalagmite function and find the global maxima using a genetic algorithm in MATLAB. Introduction: A. Stalagmite function:  A stalagmite function is a mathematical model representing the maxima and minimum of a function z= f(x,y) as a surface with stalagmite rock-like…