Be Winter 2022
Be Winter 2022
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Q.1 (a) What is computational fluid dynamics (CFD)? List various CFD 03
software packages.
Q.2 (a) Consider general linear 2nd order partial differential equation given 03
below.
2C 2C 2C C C
a 2 b d 2 e f gC h
r r z z r z
How to check, whether given partial differential equation is parabolic,
hyperbolic or elliptic?
(b) Develop energy balance equation for viscous flow using infinitesimal 10
moving fluid element model.
OR
Q.3 (a) Explain shock capturing method with suitable example. 04
(c) Consider a viscous flow of air over a flat plat. At a given station in the 07
flow direction, the variation of the flow velocity (u) in the direction
perpendicular to the plate (y), at equally spaced discrete grid points, are
given as follow:
y, m u, m/s
0 0
0.00254 45.88
0.00508 87.41
0.00762 124.98
The viscosity coefficient μ = 1.79 x 10-5 kg/(m s). Using these discrete
values, calculate the shear stress at the wall (τw) using:
(1) First order one sided difference
(2) Second order one sided difference
Q.5 (a) Define Courant number and CFL condition in stability analysis. 03
(b) With neat sketch of finite difference module, write finite difference 04
expressions for: (1) First order forward difference with respect to x, (2)
First order backward difference with respect to x
(c) Develop second order accurate, central difference formula for first 07
u
order derivative
x i , j
OR
Q.5 (a) List advantages and disadvantages of higher order accurate finite 03
difference equations.
(c) Develop second order accurate, central difference formula for second 07
2u
order derivative 2
x i , j
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