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AMME4210: Computational Fluid Dynamics (2013 - Semester 1)
| Unit: | AMME4210: Computational Fluid Dynamics (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Senior Advanced |
| Faculty/School: | School of Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Professor Armfield, Steve
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| Session options: | Semester 1 |
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| Site(s) for this Unit: |
| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | MECH3261 OR AERO3260. |
| Prohibitions: | This unit has been replaced by AMME5202 |
| Brief Handbook Description: | This unit has been superceded by AMME5202. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | AMME2200 AND ENGG1801 AND MATH1001 AND MATH1002 AND MATH1003 AND MATH2061. |
| Lecturer/s: |
Professor Armfield, Steve
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| Timetable: | AMME4210 Timetable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T&L Activities: | Independent Study: Approximately 5 hours per week of independent study outside of scheduled hours are required to complete the course assessments. |
Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.
| Attribute Development Method | Attribute Developed |
| Students are required to propose their own flow problem for their major assignment. | Design (Level 5) |
| Specific applications of CFD to industrial and environmental flows | Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 5) |
| Fundamental knowledge of computational fluid dynamics | Maths/Science Methods and Tools (Level 4) |
| Students are required to write a complex two-dimensional solver in the language of their choice, and to learn the use of an advanced computational package. | Information Seeking (Level 4) |
| Students work in groups on their major assignment. | Communication (Level 4) |
| Students are required to write a final report equivalent to a consulting report. | Professional Conduct (Level 4) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table.
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
Design (Level 5)| Assessment Methods: |
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| Assessment Description: |
Assignment: Assignment 1. Assignment: Assignment 2 Assignment: Assignment 3. Project: Group Project Lab Report: Weekly lab reports must be submitted from week 5 to week 11. Quiz: Quiz 1 Quiz: Quiz 2 |
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| Policies & Procedures: | All university policies can be found at http://sydney.edu.au/policy Policies and request forms for the Faculty of Engineering and IT can be found on the forms and policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/forms |
| Recommended Reference/s: |
Note: References are provided for guidance purposes only. Students are advised to consult these books in the university library. Purchase is not required.
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| Online Course Content: | www.aeromech.usyd.edu.au/AMME4210/documents |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | Solution approach. |
| Explicit finite difference discretisation of diffusion equation. | |
| Navier-Stokes equations. | |
| Week 2 | Inversion. |
| Implicit finite difference discretisation of diffusion equation. | |
| Week 3 | Accuracy and stability. |
| Week 4 | Finite difference discretisation of the advection/diffusion equation. |
| Week 5 | Accuracy stability of the advection diffusion equation. |
| Assessment Due: Assignment | |
| Week 6 | Jacobi. |
| Gauss-Seidel. | |
| Direct. | |
| Alternating direction implicit. | |
| Assessment Due: Quiz | |
| Week 7 | Finite volume method |
| Week 8 | Solution methods for the Navier-Stokes equations. |
| Projection. | |
| MAC. | |
| Assessment Due: Assignment | |
| Week 9 | Boundary conditions for velocity and scalars. |
| Boundary conditions for pressure. | |
| Week 10 | Turbulent flow. |
| Direct simulation. | |
| Assessment Due: Assignment | |
| Week 11 | Turbulence models. |
| Cartesian tensors. | |
| Mixing length. | |
| Week 12 | k-epsilon. |
| Reynolds Stress. | |
| Assessment Due: Quiz | |
| Week 13 | Large eddy simulation. |
| Assessment Due: Project |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| Design (Level 5) | Yes | 37.5% |
| Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 5) | Yes | 34.16% |
| Maths/Science Methods and Tools (Level 4) | Yes | 0% |
| Information Seeking (Level 4) | Yes | 0% |
| Communication (Level 4) | Yes | 20.83% |
| Professional Conduct (Level 4) | Yes | 0% |
| Project and Team Skills (Level 4) | No | 7.5% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
