CFD Courses
MAE 456 Computational Methods in Aerodynamics
Preq: MAE 356
Introduction to computational methods for solving exact fluid equations.
Emphasis on development of the fundamentals of finite difference methods and
their application to viscous and inviscid flows.
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MAE 560 Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
Preq: MA 501 or MA 512, MAE 550 or MAE 557, proficiency in the
FORTRAN programming language is required.
Introduction to integration of the governing partial differential
equations of fluid flow and heat transfer by numerical finite difference and
finite volume means. Methods for parabolic, hyper-bolic and elliptical equations
and application to model equations. Error analysis and physical considerations.
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MAE 766 Computational Fluid Dynamics
Preq: MAE 760; proficiency in the FORTRAN programming language is required
Advanced computational methods for integrating, by use of finite
differences, and finite volume discretizations, non-linear governing equations
of fluid flow; the Euler equations and the Navier-Stokes equations. Topics from
current literature.
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MAE 770 Computation of Reacting Flow
Preq: MAE 760, MAE 766
Development of governing equations for chemically and thermally nonequilibrium
flows. Numerical formulation with application to planetary entry flows and
supersonic combustion. Numerical examples. Computational problems.
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MAE 789 Advanced Topic in CFD
Preq: MAE 760, MAE 766
Faculty and graduate student discussions of advanced topics in contemporary
CFD in Aerospace engineering.
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Related Courses
MAE 550 Foundations of Fluid Dynamics
Preq: MAE 301, MAE 355 or MAE 308
Review of basic thermodynamics pertinent to gas dynamics. Detailed development
of general equations governing fluid motion in both differential and integral
forms. Simplification of the equations to those for specialized flow regimes.
Similarity parameters. Applications to simple problems in various flow regimes.
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MAE 553 Compressible Flow
(Online course,
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Preq: MAE 356 or MAE 431 or MAE 550
Equations of motion in supersonic flow; unsteady wave motion, velocity potential
equation; linearized flow; conical flow. Slender body theory. Methods of
characteristics. Shockwave/ boundary layer interactions.
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MAE 776 Turbulence
Preq: MAE 550 or MAE 750
Development of basic concepts and governing equations for turbulence and
turbulent field motion. Formulations of various correlation tensors and
energy spectra for isotropic and nonisotropic turbulence. Introduction
to turbulent transport processes,free turbulence, and wall turbulence.
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