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Computational Fluid Dynamics

Fluid Dynamics & Heat Transfer Course, Second term

Taught by Francesco Capuano and Alejandro Cifuentes López

This course provides a detailed description of the Physics interfaces available in COMSOL Multiphysics to simulate single- and multi-phase flows in both laminar and turbulent regimes. The description will be accompanied by the theoretical foundations on which each simulation interface is based.

We will deal with some usual and important cases in the industry, such as single-phase flows in rotating machinery and non-isothermal flows. In addition, we will also study the different Mathematics interfaces provided by COMSOL that allow to determine the position and motion of phase boundaries in multi-phase flows.

Finally, this course includes other specialized flows that can be encountered in realistic situations. Specifically, we will present the Physics interfaces of high Mach number flow, species transport, reactive flows, and thin-film flows, again also exposing the theoretical background behind each simulation interface.

  • Single-phase Flows
    • Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics.
    • COMSOL interfaces for single-phase flows. Laminar and turbulent flows.
    • Single-phase rotatory machinery.
    • Non-isothermal flows.
  • Multi-phase Flows
    • COMSOL interfaces for multi-phase flows.
    • Mathematics interface in COMSOL: tracking the position and motion of phase boundaries.
  • Other Specialized Flows
    • COMSOL interfaces for high Mach number flows, multi-species and reactive flows.
    • Flows invoving thin-film boundaries.

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