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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Computer Aided Engineering In Fluid Mechanics HVA614 Elective Doctorate degree 1 Spring 8

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Erhan AKMAN
Assistant Prof. Dr. Belkıs ERZİNCANLI

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Define the type of a PDE and be able to define a well posed problem
2) Learn basic discretization techniques such as FDM, FVM and FEM
3) Learn stability, convergence, accuracy and consistency
4) Learn CFL and cell-Reynolds numbers and their effects to the convection-diffusion equation
5) Learn how to solve a linear system of equations
6) Learn how to solve the Euler equations in multi-dimension
7) Learn how to solve the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5
Learning Outcomes
1 No relation High Low Middle Low
2 High High Low Middle Low
3 High High Low Middle Low
4 High High Low Middle Low
5 High High Low Middle Low
6 High High Low Middle Low
7 High High Low Middle Low

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Fluid Mechanics

Course Contents

Analytic aspects of partial differential equations; Introduction to finite difference, finite volume and finite element methods; Analysis of numerical methods; Steady convection-diffusion equation; Unsteady convection-diffusion equation; Iterative and direct solution techniques; Governing equations of fluid dynamics; Scalar conservation laws; The Euler equations in one space dimension; Numerical solution of the Euler equaitons in general domains; Numerical simulations of 2D and 3D benchmark problems with a commercial software.

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods



Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade

20%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

80%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required