Master's Certification in External Aerodynamics Simulations

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Skill Lync

Join Skill Lync’s Master’s Certification in External Aerodynamics Simulations to master platforms like CFD, ANSYS Fluent, StarCCM+, OpenFOAM, and Converge CFD.

Mode

Online

Duration

6 Months

Quick Facts

particular details
Medium of instructions English
Mode of learning Self study
Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based

Course overview

The Master’s Certification in External Aerodynamics Simulations programme by Skill Lync focuses on the core sections and platforms of aerodynamics and CFD, including ANSYS Fluent, StarCCM+, OpenFOAM, and converge CFD. You will gain fluency in implementing external aerodynamics simulations similar to that of the industry.

The Master’s Certification in External Aerodynamics Simulations course covers complex CFD features like free surface modelling and flexible solving. Moreover, as industry experts have meticulously designed the training course, the programme syllabus emphasises on the vital tools and techniques essential for the role of an aerodynamics engineer.

The Master’s Certification in External Aerodynamics Simulations is a six-month training programme that provides a comprehensive understanding of many aerodynamics principles, along with a world of intensive projects. Apart from the video lectures, there are plenty of in-course assignments and exercises to solidify your knowledge. Upon finishing the curriculum, Skill Lync will award you a course completion certificate. Students who maintain their place in the top 5% of the batch will also be eligible for a merit certificate.

The highlights

  • Continual learning
  • Community forum
  • Course completion certificate
  • Merit certificate
  • Project-based learning
  • Practical exercises
  • Dedicated support
  • Industry-grade projects
  • Email and Whatsapp support

Program offerings

  • Three month internship with premium plan
  • Certificate from skill lync
  • Community forum
  • Merit certificate
  • Industry based projects
  • Continual learning
  • Dedicated support engineer

Course and certificate fees

The fees for Master's Certification in External Aerodynamics Simulations is -

HeadAmount
Programme feesRs. 2,75,000
EMI
Rs. 14,375/month

 

certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

Skill Lync

Who it is for

The Master’s Certification in External Aerodynamics Simulations by Skill-Lync is a good fit for the following professionals:

  • Aerospace Engineers
  • CFD Professionals
  • Mechanical Engineers
  • Automotive Engineers

Eligibility criteria

To enroll in the Master’s Certification in External Aerodynamics Simulations, you must be a practicing mechanical, aerospace, or automotive engineer, or must be pursuing a degree in the same.

Learners receive certification for successful completion of Master’s Certification in External Aerodynamics Simulations training curriculum, assignments, and projects. The top 5% of the batch will receive a merit certificate based on their performance.

What you will learn

Knowledge of matlab Knowledge of engineering

After satisfactory completion of all the modules of the Master’s Certification in External Aerodynamics Simulations training programme, you will have:

  • An extensive skill set to perform realistic aerodynamics simulations which can be applied to real-life industry problems
  • In-depth knowledge regarding the working of aerodynamic simulation platforms like ANSYS Fluent, StarCCM+, OpenFOAM, and Converge CFD
  • Basic understanding of the requirements to perform aerodynamics simulation in CFD
  • The mathematical understanding of how CFD works
  • Proficiency in mathematical equations like the Navier Stokes equation, Energy equation, and the Axis-symmetric Formulation of Navier Stoke equation

The syllabus

Course 1: Advanced CFD Meshing using ANSA

Week 01-Introduction to ANSA GUI and Tools
  • Introduction to ANSA
  • ANSA GUI
  • Geometric tools and topology cleanup
  • Different tools used in the TOPO deck
Week 02-2D (Surface) Meshing to Pressure valve
  • PID creation and PID assignment
  • Different selection techniques and visibility tools
  • Basic Topology cleanup
  • Basic tools used in surface meshing
Week 03-3D (Volume) Meshing to Turbocharger
  • Geometry cleanup to define volumes
  • Various geometry checks
  • Surface meshing as per quality criteria
  • Volumetric meshing as per requirements
Week04- CFD meshing to BMW M6 Model inside Wind tunnel
  • Advanced topology cleanup to define volumes
  • Variable surface meshing part by part
  • Solving quality failed elements as per quality criteria
  • Symmetry operation for surface and mesh elements
  • Wind tunnel creation
  • CFD meshing for wind tunnel
Week 05-Surface Wrap to an Automotive Assembly
  • Geometry cleanups for the surface wrap.
  • Merging of different models into one GUI.
  • Surface wrapping for an assembly.

Course 2: Introduction to GUI based CFD using ANSYS Fluent

Week 01 - Introduction to CFD
  • Governing Equations of Fluid Motion
  • Numerical Discretization
  • Fluid Solver
  • Boundary Conditions
  • Post-Processing
Week 02 - Simulating Laminar and Turbulent Flows in ANSYS Fluent
  • Geometry Creation
  • Meshing
  • Boundary and Initial Condition Calculation
  • Setting up solution algorithms
  • Solving and post-processing
Week 03 - Performing Steady State Simulations
  • Geometry created using SpaceClaim
  • How to set up Steady-State Simulations?
  • Checking for Convergence and understanding when the simulation converges for different boundary conditions
  • How to create Runtime Animation of Engineering Parameters?
  • Project 1: HVAC Simulation Inside a Mixing TEE
  • Project 2: Performing Parametric Study on Flow Inside a Gate Valve
  • Project 3: Performance Characterization of a Cyclone Separator
Week 04 - Exploring Meshing strategies
  • Methods of providing local refinement like Sphere of Influence, Body Sizing, etc.
  • Concept of Y plus and its importance
  • Inflation Layers and Controls
  • Mesh Dependence Test
Week 05 - External Aerodynamics
  • Setting up Virtual Wind Tunnels using the Enclosure Utility
  • Understand Vortices, calculating Downforce & the drag on a Vehicle
  • Y+ Estimation & Grid Refinement
Week 06 - Conjugate Heat Transfer
  • Extracting solid and fluid volumes
  • Creating Shared Topologies for Creating Conformal Meshes
  • Setting up Volumetric Heat Sources
  • Visualizing Heat Transfer Coefficient Distribution
Week 07 - Discrete Phase Modelling
  • Different types of discrete phase boundary conditions and their effects
  • Methods of tracking the Discrete Phase Particles
  • Turbulence Intensity and Vortex Core Visualisation
Week 08 - Introduction to User Defined Functions
Week 09 - Basic Reacting Flows

Course 3: MATLAB for Mechanical Engineers

Week 1 - Introduction to MATLAB
  • MATLAB syntax and commands 
  • Methods and ways to use commands in different scenarios
  • Manipulation of calculations and comparisons
  • Use of arrays.
  • Functions (plotting, creating animations, creating figures, and more)
Week 2 - Forward Kinematics Simulator
  • Manipulator motion using ImageMagick
  • Simulation of a 2R robotic arm manipulator
  • Creating a movie clip with the spatial motions of a robotic arm
  • ‘For’ loop in programming
  • Working of the “hold on” command
  • Arrays and linspace commands
Week 3 - Air Standard Cycle Simulator
  • Solving piston kinematics equation to calculate volume trace
  • PV diagrams for different operating conditions.
  • Thermodynamic relationships
  • Pressure-volume variations
  • Order of the program
  • Plots & legends used in the graphs
  • Piston kinematics
Week 4 - Vibrations and Dynamics
  • Backward difference formula (BDF) and forward difference formula (FDF) methods to solve ODEs
  • Real use of differential equations
  • How differential equations relate to real-world applications
  • Solving differential equations
  • ODE solvers, syntax of ODEs, and various supplementary commands
Week 5 - Curve Fitting and Regression
  • Polynomials and their best fits
  • PolyFit and PolyVal commands
  • Calculating errors
  • Sum of squares regression (SSR)
  • Sum of squares error (SSE)
  • Sum of squares total (SST)
Week 6 - Genetic Algorithm
  • Optimization techniques 
  • Working of the genetic algorithm
  • Genetic algorithm syntax and finding the global maxima
  • Stalagmite functions and how it works
  • Population size, number of generations, fitness value, and termination of further generations

Course 4: Introduction to CFD using MATLAB and OpenFOAM

Week 01-What is Computational Fluid Dynamics?
  • CFD - An Introduction, Necessity, Advantages, and CFD Modeling Process 
  • Deriving and understanding the Navier Stokes equations
    • Substantial Derivative
    • Continuity Equation
    • Momentum Equation
    • Energy Equation
    • Significance of the Reynolds number in the NS equations
Week 02-Mathemathics and Fluid Dynamics Essentials
  • Basic Vector Calculus - Divergence, Gradient, and Curl
  • Taylor’s Series
  • Initial and Boundary Conditions
  • Classification of PDEs and their characteristics
  • Learning essential fluid dynamics quantities and their dimensional analysis
Week 03-Introduction to MATLAB and Basic CFD Concepts
  • Getting acclimated to the MATLAB interface
  • Numerical discretization and its types
  • FDM - Understanding different schemes with worked examples in MATLAB
  • Deriving own FD schemes using Taylor’s table
  • Solving ODEs in MATLAB using the ‘ode45’ solver
Week 04-Exploring CFD by Solving Standard CFD Problems using FDM
  • Solving coupled linear systems using iterative solvers
  • Jacobi
  • Gauss-Seidel
  • SOR
Week 05-Introduction to FVM and OpenFOAM
  • Finite Volume Method and Gauss Divergence Theorem
  • Understanding the Linux environment
  • OpenFOAM code organisation and case setup
  • Detailed blockMeshDict tutorial
Week 06-Solving Standard CFD Problems in OpenFOAM

Course 5: Introduction to Aero-Thermal simulation using ANSYS Fluent

Week 01 - Introduction to FLUID FLows
  • Types of fluid properties
  • Newtonian and Non Newtonian fluids
  • Description of fluid flows
  • Overview of CFD methods
Week 02 - Introduction to Aerodynamics
  • Role of aerodynamics in design
  • Parameters of focus
  • Instruments used in aircraft
  • Similarity parameters
  • Aerodynamic forces and moments
Week 03 - International Standard Atmosphere
  • What exactly ISA is
  • How to calculate the properties according to height
Week 04 - Tetra/Prism generation in ICEM CFD
  • Be introduced to ICEM CFD
  • Understand the steps to setup your domain in ICEM CFD
  • Generate a mesh for your geometry
  • Assess the quality of the mesh
Week 05 - Introduction to flow over airfoil
  • Be introduced to what an airfoil is
  • Understand the forces acting on an airfoil
  • Use ICEM CFD to generate the domain required to analyse the flow over an airfoil
  • Generate the mesh for two cases
    • Incompressible flow over airfoil
    • Compressible flow over airfoil
    • Assess the quality of the mesh
Week 06 - Introduction to Turbulence modelling
  • Introduced to turbulence
  • Learn why it is important
  • Understand how to model turbulent flows
  • Understand the turbulence models available in commercial CFD packages
Week 07 - Simulate the flow over a NACA0012 Airfoil
  • Learn how to setup your simulation for analysing aerodynamic forces on an airfoil
  • Analyse the results for various angles of attack
Week 08 - Introduction to moving zones
  • Learn about moving zones
  • Approaches to model moving zones
    • Moving reference frame
    • Moving mesh
Week 09 - Comparison of Moving Reference and Moving mesh approach
  • Use a turbomachinery component to compare MRF and MM approach
  • Setup the simulation with appropriate parameters
  • Analyse the results
Week 10 - Transient flow over air compressor
  • Work on a sector a large air compressor
  • Setup periodic zones in FLUENT console
  • Setup the simulation to analyse the turbomachinery component
  • Analyse the results
Week 11 - Introduction to Computational Aeroacoustics
  • Learn about acoustics
  • Learn about acoustic analogy methods
  • CAA methodologies
Week 12 - Broadband Noise modelling
  • Use ANSYS Mesher to generate the mesh for your domain
  • Setup a symmetric model in FLUENT
  • Run the acoustic solver to analyse noise sources

Admission details

Follow this step-by-step process to apply for the Master’s Certification in External Aerodynamics Simulations course:

Step 1. Go to the official course webpage 

Step 2. Click on the ‘Enroll Now’ option and choose a plan that meets your preference

Step 3. Fill up your details including your email address and contact information in the form.

Step 4. You will be redirected to the payment page. Make the payment and you will get access to the complete course


Filling the form

For enrolling in the Master’s Certification in External Aerodynamics Simulations online course, you won’t be required to fill a long-drawn application form. Just go to Skill Lync’s website, choose the training, and provide contact details including name, email address, and contact number. Pick your preferred payment type to pay and complete the enrolment process. 

How it helps

After completing the Master’s Certification in External Aerodynamics Simulations online programme, students will develop a dynamic skill set of setting up external aerodynamics simulations in numerous CFD platforms. The Master’s Certification in External Aerodynamics Simulations training will provide you with an edge over your peers by imbuing you with necessary practical experience through industry-relevant projects and industry-grade platforms like MATLAB, CFD, ANSYS Fluent, StarCCM+, OpenFOAM,  and converge CFD. 

You will have better odds at landing scholarships during your MS application. The course-completion certificate will enable you to apply in top OEMs and companies, and assist you in landing your dream job in the CAE industry worldwide.

FAQs

What projects are included in the programme curriculum?

Candidates will be working on projects like airflow flow, Ahmed body, FSAR car, heat transfer, gear sloshing, disc brake meshing, turbocharger assembly, 2D heat conduction simulation, and many more.

For which job positions will I be eligible to apply post-course completion?

You will be able to apply for the job roles of aerodynamic engineers, CFD application engineers, CFD engineers, and CFD analysts, across the automotive, mechanical, and aerospace industries.

Which companies will I be eligible to apply in post-programme completion?

Since the Master’s Certification in External Aerodynamics Simulations training curriculum deals extensively in CFD, ANSYS Fluent, StarCCM+, OpenFOAM, and converge CFD, candidates will be learning in-demand skills. Several companies, including Ansys, CD-Adapco, EASI, Xitadel, DEP, Valeo, FCA, and more hire the students.

What are the advantages that I will gain by taking this course?

The course provides you with necessary hands-on experience in the development of aerodynamics simulations, along with an in-depth study in CFD and its various auxiliary platforms.

Are there any prerequisites for the course?

To apply for a Master's Certification in External Aerodynamics Simulations online training programme, one must belong to the domain of aerodynamics and CFD. Also, it would help if you were a graduate from, or currently pursuing a degree in mechanical, automotive, or aerospace engineering fields.

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