Computational Fluid Dynamics: An Introduction to Modeling and Applications

A new approach to CFD that leverages modeling software and is light on math

This concise, highly illustrated resource gets you started using a new, streamlined method for approaching Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) that utilizes commercial software and requires minimal mathematical computations. Developed from curricula taught by the authors, Computational Fluid Dynamics: An Introduction to Modeling and Applications shows how to use high-powered numerical analyses and data structures to analyze and solve problems that involve fluid flows and heat transfer. You will learn how to use the latest computer programs, such as Fluent, to perform the complex calculations required.

Coverage includes:

• Conservation laws in thermal-fluid sciences
• The finite volume method
• Two-dimensional steady state laminar incompressible fluid flow
• Three-dimensional steady state turbulent incompressible fluid flow
• Convection heat transfer for two-dimensional steady state incompressible flow
• Three-dimensional fluid flow and heat transfer modeling in a heat exchanger
• Three-dimensional fluid flow and heat transfer modeling in a heat sink
• Solving the linear and non-linear system of equations
• Methods for solving Navier Stokes equations
• And much more

Imane Khalil, PhD, PE, is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. She is an associate professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of San Diego and the associate dean of graduate engineering programs. Prior to joining academia, she worked at Sandia National Laboratories for over 10 years, first as a scientist and then as a manager where she managed different departments, including the one that performed structural analysis for Curiosity, the rover that landed on Mars.

Issam Lakkis, PhD, is a professor and chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the American University of Beirut in Beirut, Lebanon, where he also runs the Microflows and Microscale Heat Transfer Laboratory.