Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

Work Integrated Learning Programmes Division

M.S AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING AT TATA TECHNOLOGIES, PUNE
Second Semester 2014-2015
Course Handout
Course No.
Course Title
Instructor

: AETT ZG611
: Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
: Dr. Ravi Inder Singh.

Course Description

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has become an indispensable tool for many engineers. This
course gives an introduction to CFD and Heat transfer. The emphasis on understanding the physics of
these flows helps the engineer to select appropriate methodology with which to obtain reliable
simulations.
Scope and Objective:

This course is designed to acquaint the students with the basics of computational fluid dynamics
(CFD) which deals with the behaviour of incompressible fluid flow and heat transfer. The course
discusses the fundamentals aspect of CFD. Student will able to understand the basics of CFD and its
problem solving methodology.
Prescribe Text Book:
T1.

K. Muralidhar and T. Sundararajan, Computational Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Narosa
publishing, 2003.

Reference Books:
R1.
R2.

Hirsh, Numerical Computation of Internal and External Flows,'' Vol. 2, Wiley, 1988.
Anderson, Tannehill, and Pletcher Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer,
Second Edition, Taylor & Francis, 1997.

Plan of Self Study:

S.
No.

Topic

1, 2, 3

Introduction to CFD

4, 5, 6

Basic of
Discretization
Methods

7, 8

Application of
numerical

References
to books

Objective (s)

What, Why and When CFD ? Partial Differential

Equation (PDE):
Introduction, Physical
classifications, Mathematical Classifications, Well
posed problem
Introduction, Finite difference method, Difference
representation of PDE, Truncation error,
consistency, error and stability analysis,
convergence, various discretization schemes.
Application of numerical methods to selected
model equations like wave equation, Heat equation,
Laplace's equations.

T1 (Ch 1),
R1 (Ch 2),
R2 (Ch 3)
T1 (Ch 4),
R1 (Ch 3),
R2 (Ch 4)
R1 (Ch 4)

Syllabus for Mid Semester Test (Closed Book): Topics in S. No. 1 to 8

Pre-processing, solver and post-processing aspect
Introduction to
Lecture note
of CFD tools. Its application to simple test cases.
commercial CFD tool

9
10, 11

Solution of NavierStokes equation for

incompressible flows.

Introduction, staggered grid, MAC method,

SIMPLE method.

T1 (Ch 7)

Special topics

Boundary layer theory, Introduction to turbulent Lecture note,

flows and Reynolds average Navier-Stokes R1 (Ch 5, 7)
equations (RANS).
R2 (Ch 2)

15, 16

Heat Transfer

Conservation law for heat transfer, Heat transfer in

internal laminar and turbulent flow, Heat transfer in
external laminar and turbulent flow, natural
convection heat transfer, mixed convection heat Lecture note
transfer, convective heat transfer in porous media
flow

17, 18

CFD Applications
related to automobile
industries

Heat transfer of engine cooling, Exhaust manifold

Lecture note
and HVAC

12, 13,
14

Syllabus for Comprehensive Exam.(Open Book): All Topics given in Plan of Self Study
Evaluation Scheme:
EC No.
EC-1
EC-2
EC-3

Evaluation Component &

Type of Examination
Assignment-I

Mid-Semester Test
(Closed Book)*
Comprehensive Exam
(Open Book)*

DURATION
**
2 Hours

Weightage
15%
35%

3 Hours

50%

Day, Date, Session,Time

Closed Book Test: No reference material of any kind will be permitted inside the exam hall.
Open Book Exam: Use of any printed / written reference material (books and notebooks) will be permitted
inside the exam hall. Loose sheets of paper will not be permitted. Computers of any kind will not be allowed

inside the exam hall. Use of calculators will be allowed in all exams. No exchange of any material will be
allowed.

Instructor-in-Charges