Programme

Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics. Theory of potential flows and Boundary Element method. Basic concepts on the generation of lift for 2D and 3D bodies, the induced drag and the lifting line theory. Basic concepts of signal analysis, probability and statistics. Fundamental of Turbulence and RANS methodologies for CFD. Procedures for the discretization of the governing equations using finite difference and finite volume approach. Applications using an industrial code.

Core Documentation

Notes distributed by the teacher.

Reference Bibliography

[1] Anderson, J.D.Jr, “Computational Fluid Dynamics – The Basics with Applications”, McGraw-Hill, 1995. [2] An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics: The Finite Volume Method, Henk Kaarle Versteeg, Weeratunge Malalasekera, Pearson Education. [3] Ferziger, J.H. and M. Perić, “Computational Methods for Fluid Dynamic”, Springer, 2002.

Type of delivery of the course

The course is carried out through traditional lessons given in the room and completed by suited laboratory sessions. Educational material will be rendered available through the web site (including the Moodle platform). During the course, seminars from industry experts will be given. Visits to research centers and companies close to the city area, are also planned. The number and location of the visits will be decided during the course along with possible organization constrain. In case of restrictions related to the persistence of the COVID-19 emergency, the procedures that will be adopted will be in line with the general provisions and will be based on the use of the Moodle platform as well as of other systems suited for the management of lessons and exams in remote mode (e.g. the MS Teams platform).

Attendance

Attending the course is not mandatory but highly recomended.

Type of evaluation

Oral examination. The examination dates will be communicated appropriately and published on the web site. Several possiblities will be given to the students to fix the exam starting from the first available date at the beginning of the exam session. In case of restrictions related to the persistence of the COVID-19 emergency, the procedures that will be adopted will be in line with the general provisions and will be based on the use of the Moodle platform as well as of other systems suited for the management of lessons and exams in remote mode (e.g. the MS Teams platform).