Computational Fluid Dynamics: Numerical Methods and Applications : Numerical Methods and Applications

Computational Fluid Dynamics: Numerical Methods and Applications offers a comprehensive exploration of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods, focusing on numerical techniques for solving fluid flow problems through both finite difference and finite-volume methods. It explores numerical schemes, advection-diffusion equations, shock-capturing methods, and turbulence modeling.

Emphasizing stability and accuracy preservation as part of modern CFD practice, the book addresses both laminar and turbulent regimes. It spans the full spectrum of CFD from the fundamentals of discretized conservation laws to mod-ern turbulence and LES modeling. The book also discusses advanced techniques such as high-order discretization, time integration, pressure-velocity coupling, and high-fidelity simulation.

Senior undergraduate aerospace and mechanical engineering students taking a CFD course will find this book particularly valuable.

Instructors will be able to utilize a Solutions Manual, Figure Slides, and Python codes for their course.

Dr.-Ing. Naseem Uddin, CEng MIMechE, MIEAust CPENG, earned his PhD in aerospace engineering from Universität Stuttgart, Germany in 2008. He is a Senior Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Programme, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Brunei (UTB), Brunei Darussalam. Previously, he worked as a full professor at NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan. Dr. Uddin is a registered chartered engineer with Engineers Australia and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK. He is also listed in the National Engineering Register (NER) of Australia and recognized as a professional engineer by the board of professional engineers of Queensland, Australia and by the Pakistan Engineering Council. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Dr. Uddin has authored several textbooks, Fluid Mechanics: A Problem-Solving Approach; Heat Transfer: A Systematic Learning Approach; and Thermodynamics: Fundamentals and Applications, all published by CRC Press.