Introduction to FEM and CFD (FSI-KFE)

Academic year 2021/2022
Supervisor: doc. Ing. Vojtěch Turek, Ph.D.  
Supervising institute: ÚPI all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:
The objective of the course is to acquaint the students with the foundations, application, advantages, disadvantages, and potential pitfalls of FEA and CFD.
Learning outcomes and competences:
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.
Course contents:
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.
Teaching methods and criteria:
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.
Controlled participation in lessons:
Presence in the seminars is compulsory. Absences are compensated by individual study of the respective topics.
Type of course unit:
    Computer-assisted exercise  13 × 3 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Computer-assisted exercise 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
Literature - fundamental:
1. Lee, H.-H.: Finite element simulations with ANSYS workbench 14: Theory, applications, case studies. Schroff Development Corp., Mission, KS, USA, 2012.
Literature - recommended:
1. Schneider, P.; Vykutil, J.: Aplikovaná metoda konečných prvků: lineární elastická analýza rotačních skořepinových konstrukcí. PC-DIR, Brno, 1997.
2. 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.
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
N-PRI-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 3 Compulsory-optional 2 1 S