Advanced CFD using OpenFOAM
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Syllabus
This course is full of best-in-class content by leading faculty and industry experts in the form of videos and projects
Course Overview
- This is an advanced level course on applications of CFD with a discussion on core basics and advanced topics in CFD using OpenFOAM.
- The course is designed based on current industry trends.
- The applications chosen are based on current job market requirements.
- The course is also designed to give a better idea about CFD itself by making use of a wide range of applications.
Course Syllabus
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Week 01 - Introduction to CFD and OpenFOAM
- Components of NS equations in detail, i.e., diffusion, convection, source terms, etc.
- How does a basic CFD study work?
- Generating geometry
- Meshing
- Initial conditions
- Choosing relevant solver
- Post-processing and repeating till achieving accurate results
- Installation of OpenFOAM and versions of the software
Week 02 - Introduction to OpenFOAM
- Basic introduction
- Background and its syntax with the file structure
- Example problems from SimpleFoam (flow in the cavity) and potential flow (flow over cylinder) to explain how geometry, meshing, and solving works
- Introduction to SimpleFoam and PimpleFoam
- Post-processing with ParaView
Week 03 - Meshing in OpenFOAM & CHT Theory
- Mesh using snappyHexMesh - An advanced tutorial
- Example problem:
- Meshing pipe flow with an obstacle in the middle and explain geometry import, castellation, layering, snap controls and mesh quality controls
- Basics of CHT theory with theoretical example problems of heat transfer in pipes
- Convection, conduction, radiation, and the significance of heat transfer coefficients
- A brief introduction to controls provided in OpenFOAM for heat transfer
Week 04 - Setting up the Simulation and Basics of Heat Exchanger-1
- Simulation controls provided with OpenFOAM
- Setting up shell and tube heat exchanger with the tutorial problem in OpenFOAM and explaining the run controls
- Basics of heat exchanger (theoretical), discussing important coefficients, importing the geometry, and meshing
Week 05 - Basics of Heat exchanger- II & VOF Theory
- Setting up simulation and post-processing
- Improving the mesh and setting up a grid-dependent study
- Volume of fluid theory
- Solvers
- Tracking methods
- Applications
- Limitations in OpenFOAM
Week 06 - VOF Simulations in OpenFOAM & Rising Bubble - VOF
- Meshing the domain for VOF problems
- interFoam and sloshing in a tank
- Dynamic mesh and adaptive meshing in VOF
- Example problem: Rising bubble
Week 07- Filling a Container Problem and Oil/Water Separation in a Vessel with OpenFOAM
- VOF simulation of filling up of a container using interFoam
- Meshing and post-processing
- Separation of two isosurfaces of oil and water in an industrial separation vessel using multiphase interFoam to find the inlet velocity for ~99% purity of fluids
Week 08 - Compressible Flow and Turbulence
- Introduction to Compressible Flows and Turbulence
- Example problem for compressible flow
- Flow over a cylinder to show turbulent separation and the Karman vortex sheet
- Example problem:
- Flow over an airfoil
- Importing geometry, making a grid, choosing the type of solver, and the post-processing
Week 09 - Introduction to Combustion CFD and Performing a Burner Simulation
- Brief lecture on basic definitions and integration of CFD with combustion
- Differential equations of motion, methods to solve, and types of combustion simulations
- A basic introduction to combustion in OpenFOAM
- Simulation of flame progression in a Bunsen burner non-premixed combustion in OpenFOAM (methane+air) using fireFoam solver and analyzing flame propagation
Week 10 - Flow over Bluff body and I.C. Engine Basics
- Flow over a V-Gutter flame stabilizer with Jet-A + air premixed combustion
- Mesh generation using snappyHexMesh
- Using LES solver and fireFoam
- Introduction to XiEngineFoam and a tutorial problem
- Setting up the case, solving for chemical kinetics, meshing, and post-processing
Week 11 - Fuel Injectors and Usage of LES in Combustion
- CFD analysis of combustion in a chamber with fuel injector using reactingFoam
- Analyzing the exhaust products with varying equivalence ratios using reactingFoam
- A brief introduction to LES
- An example problem of exhaust jet (due to high computational cost)
Week 12 - Lean Blow Out and Simulation of Detonation in a Tube
- Explaining flame extinction in a gas turbine combustor
- Blow-out conditions
- Methods to prevent blowout using re-ignition
- Simulating detonation in a long tube using OpenFOAM with a provided custom-made solver
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Industry Projects
Our projects are designed by experts in the industry to reflect industry standards. By working through our projects, Learners will gain a practical understanding of what they will take on at a larger-scale in the industry. In total, there are 2 Projects that are available in this program.
Simulating flow in an industrial heat exchanger
Lean blowout study with flame stabilizer
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