SEM700 - Computational Fluid Dynamics
| Year: | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Offering information: | Available at the Burwood (Melbourne) campus from 2027 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in S550, S751, S787 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | SEM400 |
| Study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2 hour seminar per week (weeks 1-7), 2 x 2 hour practical experiences (laboratories) per week (CAD lab) (weeks 8-11). |
Content
There has been considerable growth in the development and application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and has become a standard tool in many process industries. This course aims to introduce the basics of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), the importance of flow phenomena and various numerical tools and how CFD can be applied for solving multi-physics problems. It covers a broad range of field from aerodynamics, magnetohydrodynamics, multiphase flows and haemodynamics and fluid-structure interaction. This unit will cover several topics of numerical modelling as applied to CFD simulations, particularly in cross-disciplinary environment. The unit will utilise and build upon the knowledge you have gained in your previous studies on fluid mechanics, heat-transfer, material behaviour, and solid modelling (CAD). The topic will cover different partial differential equations (NS equations), wall effects, modelling of two phase flow (simple cases), interface tracking methods and fluid-structure interaction.
Unit fee information
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