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    Post Graduate Program in External Aerodynamic Simulations

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    6 Months

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    ₹ 275000

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

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    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
    • 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
    • You will learn how to write a customized program,
    • Create different monitor points, and 
    • Extract the relevant information you need to form a simulation.
    Week 09 - Basic Reacting Flows
    • In this module, you will learn how to simulate reacting flows using ANSYS Fluent.
    • This includes combustion applications.

    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
    • In this module, you will be using OpenFOAM for exploring and simulating a wide variety of problems.
    • You will also create a platform that will enable you to start any simulation from scratch and establish confidence in your result.

    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

    Course 6: Advanced Aerodynamic Simulations using CONVERGE

    Week 01-Preparing the Surface for Flow Simulation
    • To import your CAD designs into CONVERGE Studio for performing flow analyses.
    • The CAD geometry contains information on what the model is supposed to look like.
    • Work on fixing any errors, if present, and then split the geometry into boundaries so as to set up the simulation.
    • This involves, but is not limited to:
      • CAD import and cleanup
      • Splitting the model into boundaries and flagging these boundaries
    Week 02-Setting up the Simulation
    • Creating virtual wind tunnel
    • Setting the boundary conditions effectively
    • How to choose the right turbulence model?
      • K-Epsilon Vs. K-Omega SST
    • Understanding Y+ and choosing suitable grid sizes for our simulation.
    Week 03-Physics Modelling
    • Turbulence Modelling
    • Conjugate Heat Transfer
    • Shock Capturing
    Week 04-Extracting Aerodynamic Quantities
    • Understanding the wake and the effect this will have on the aerodynamic parameters.
    • Extracting information such as drag and lift force from Converge CFD.

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