Course detail

Introduction to FEM and CFD

FSI-KFEAcad. year: 2022/2023

This course focuses on modern numerical methods FEA and CFD, which allow virtual testing of equipment and their parts under various conditions. Both methods are widely used in industry due to the availability of hardware as well as specialized software. The students will be acquainted with theoretical basics of both methods and learn to solve practical tasks using the ANSYS Workbench environment.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Vojtěch Turek, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Process Engineering (ÚPI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The students will get basic information about FEM and CFD, while simultaneously they will try out these methods in simple exercises. The acquired theoretical and practical knowledge may be extended in the subsequent semesters in specialized follow-up courses (“Practical applications of FEA (KAM)” and “Practical applications of CFD (K20)”) that will prepare the students for successful application of FEA and CFD in industrial practice.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of mechanics of solids, fluid mechanics, and mathematics.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught via seminars, which are focused on theoretical foundations, practical applications using basic examples, and consultations of individual projects.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

To be awarded credits for the course, the students must actively participate in the seminars and successfully defend the project that they have worked on during the semester.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The objective of the course is to acquaint the students with the foundations, application, advantages, disadvantages, and potential pitfalls of FEA and CFD.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Presence in the seminars is compulsory. Absences are compensated by individual study of the respective topics.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Lee, H.-H.: Finite element simulations with ANSYS workbench 14: Theory, applications, case studies. Schroff Development Corp., Mission, KS, USA, 2012. (EN)

Recommended reading

Huebner, K. H.; Dewhirst, D. L.; Smith, D. E.; Byron, T. G.: The finite element method for engineers, 4th ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA, 2001. (EN)
Schneider, P.; Vykutil, J.: Aplikovaná metoda konečných prvků: lineární elastická analýza rotačních skořepinových konstrukcí. PC-DIR, Brno, 1997. (CS)

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-PRI-P Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme LLE Lifelong learning

    branch CZV , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Computer-assisted exercise

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Tomáš Juřena, Ph.D.
Ing. Tomáš Létal, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to FEA
2. Beam elements
3. Axisymmetric problems
4. Shell structures
5. Heat conduction
6. Interconnecting heat conduction and structural analyses
7. Introduction to CFD
8. Basics of CFD modeling
9. Turbulence
10. Introduction to finite volume method
11. Convection-diffusion problem
12. Properties of discretisation schemes
13. Solving coupled equations for velocity and pressure; presentations of individual projects

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course