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Term End Examination - November 2012

Course : MEE405 - Computational Fluid Dynamics

Slot: D1
Class NBR :

4835
Time : Three Hours

Max.Marks:100
(Symbols and Notations have their usual meaning)
PART A (5 X 5 = 25 Marks)
Answer ALL the Questions
1. The governing equations of fluid dynamics could be derived by the Eulerian and
Lagrangian formulation. What do you understand by these terms and when these
formulations are helpful.

2. Differentiate the various approaches by which the governing equations of
computational fluid dynamics could be discretized.

3. Differentiate between implicit and explicit formulations.

4. Explain the significance of Peclet number and its impact on discretization scheme
selection.

5. What is a staggered grid and why is it required for the solution of pressure velocity
coupled problems?


PART B (5 X 15 = 75 Marks)
Answer ALL the Questions

6(a) Derive the equation of momentum for the three dimensional viscous fluid in Cartesian
conservative form.


OR
6(b) Discuss in detail the classification of partial differential equations with reference to
CFD and mention their applications.







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7(a) Derive the discretized equation for the two dimensional diffusion problem using finite
volume method.


OR
7(b) The ends of an insulated metal rod are maintained at constant temperatures of 100C
and 500C respectively. Calculate the steady state temperature distribution for source
free heat conduction through the rod of 6 cm length at 5 nodes apart from boundary
nodes. The thermal conductivity of the rod is 1000 W/m K and cross sectional area is
10 x10
-3
m
2
.


8(a) Derive the transformed equation used in converting the physical domain into
computational domain.


OR
8(b) Analyze the various grid generation techniques used to discretize the physical domain
for CFD analysis.



9(a) Derive the explicit and implicit discretized forms of the unsteady one-dimensional heat
conduction equation and analyze their advantages and disadvantages.


OR
9(b) An iron rod of length 5 cm, diameter 2 cm and thermal conductivity of 50 W/mC,
protruding from a wall is exposed to ambient temperature of 30C. The heat transfer
coefficient between the rod surface and the ambient air is 100 W/m
2
C. The base of
the rod is kept at a constant temperature of 330C. If the governing equation is given
by d
2
T/dx
2
hP (T - T)/KA and assuming one dimensional steady state heat flow,
develop equations for finding temperature profile at 5 equally spaced nodes, where P is
the perimeter and A is cross sectional area of the rod.


10(a) Explain the various discretization schemes used for convection diffusion problems by
FVM and analyze them in terms of their characteristics.


OR
10(b) Explain the SIMPLE algorithm for getting solutions for pressure velocity coupled
problems and state when it is preferred.