Computational Fluid Dynamics

Computational Fluid Dynamics: A Practical Approach, Fourth Edition, is an introduction to CFD fundamentals and commercial CFD software to solve engineering problems. The book is designed for a wide variety of engineering students new to CFD, and for practicing engineers learning CFD for the first time. Combining an appropriate level of mathematical background, worked examples, computer screen shots, and step-by-step processes, this book walks the reader through modeling and computing, as well as interpreting CFD results. This new edition has been updated throughout, with new content and improved figures, examples and problems. Provides comprehensive coverage of CFD techniques including discretization via finite element and spectral element as well as finite difference and finite volume methods and multigrid method Delivers full coverage of high-pressure fluid dynamics and the meshless approach to provide a broader overview of the application areas where CFD can be used Offers expanded discussion of verification and validation techniques Reorganized and rewritten to better meet the needs of CFD instructors and students New quantitative end-of-chapter problems have been added to all chapters