Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Ability to describe physical background of typical flow phenomena in laminar and turbulent flow fields
• Ability to explain the physical meaning of the fundamental flow equations and of the terms in the equations, how the equations are formed and to apply the equations to describe simple flow cases
• Ability to describe the fundamental characteristics of boundary layer flow, to form the equations for boundary layer flow and to apply the equations to study the behaviour of boundary layer flows
• Ability to explain, what turbulence is, what are the fundamental concepts related to it and how turbulence is typically modelled
• Ability to describe the formulation of discretised flow equations using finite difference method, common characteristics of selected discretisation schemes, sources of uncertainty in numerical predictions and concept of verification and validation and to estimate the truncation error of selected schemes

Credits: 5

Schedule: 04.09.2023 - 19.10.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Tommi Mikkola

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

Teacher-in-charge: University lecturer Tommi Mikkola (tommi.mikkola@aalto.fi).

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The aim of the course is to deepen your understanding of the physical background of fluid flow phenomena (particularly the influence of viscosity) and the mathematical description and solution of different fluid flow problems. It is assumed that you already have a basic understanding of fluid flow (e.g. conservation principles, kinematics, material derivative, pressure, shear stress, Bernoulli equation). We will shortly revise the derivation of the fundamental flow equations to give you an idea of the fundamental physical processes in fluid flow. We will discuss the possibilities for the solution of Navier-Stokes equations in their full form and the simplifications and solution of the equations in specific cases with particular emphasis on boundary layer and boundary layer like flows. You will learn what turbulence is, how it affects the mean flow and how it is typically handled in the mathematical model. You will also get an introduction to the numerical solution of the flow equations.

• applies in this implementation

  See the Course info section.
  

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Compulsory assignments and exam

• applies in this implementation

  See the Course info section.
  

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Contact hours 38
  Independent work 100

  Optional tutoring sessions available

• applies in this implementation

  Three two hour theory session each week plus two times two hour tutoring sessions each week. Five rounds of exercises and one final exam.
  

DETAILS

Study Material

• applies in this implementation

  Kundu and Cohen, Fluid Mechanics (4th edition), available as an ebook for Aalto students. See also the Materials page.
  

  
  

Substitutes for Courses

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  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

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  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I
  2023-2024 Autumn I

  Enrollment :

  Registration for Courses: Registration via Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi)

Details on the schedule

• applies in this implementation

  See the Course info section.
  

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