AE 462

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Introduction to the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to solve fluid dynamics problems relevant to aerospace engineering. Instruction on the end-to-end workflow, including geometry definition, grid generation, solver selection, solver execution, and solution analysis, with emphasis on ensuring solution accuracy through verification and validation. Students will be given access to CFD codes and will predict the aerodynamic behavior of several different flow configurations; both low-speed and high-speed applications will be examined.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: AE 311, AE 312 and AE 370 or their equivalents and AE 410 or its equivalent is beneficial but not required.