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CFD enables one to study the dynamics of
things that flow with the help of computer
programs.
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Drag Vertical
Lift Vertical
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StaticPressure variation:
o AOA 6o
o AOA 10o
Variationof Velocity:
o AOA 6o
o AOA 10o
The applications of CFD are innumerable:
Automobile industry.
Aviation industry.
Space exploration.
Biomedical fields.
Weather prediction
Sports and recreational activities.
In design of buildings and structures.
Designing ships and submarines….
© Opportunities
© Wide open market in terms of nature of
business/applications
© Broadly three sectors
© CFD Developers
© CFD Application Engr.
© CFD Consultants
© Over 1000 CFD Companies/Research Centre's
and Institutes in the world
© Always in Demand of experienced professionals
© 2- 3 billion USD market of s/w and consulting
© Annual growth rate of 25- 30 %
© Open source software OPEN FOAM
Product
Fluent, Star CD, Ansys MatrixCFD, ESI, Flowmerics, Zeus
Numerix, Tetrahedrix, Tridiagonol, Flowmaster, Transoft,COMSOL,etc..
Consulting
Infosys, Infotecg TCS, Wipro, Quantech, Pacific
Mindware, Transoft, Machwell, Neilsoft, COMSOL, Satyam, Sungrace, Flexio
n, Mahindra Engg, CADES, Onward, Bechtel, CSM , QuEST, Apramya….
Engineering
TATA, Ashok Leyland,Mahindra, Thermax, BHEL, Kirloskar, MICO, reliance
NTPC, Escort, Forbes Marshall, Maruti, Toyo Atlas, TVS, and all automotive
sector companies, etc
Design
John Deere, Eaton GE
JFWTC, Emerson, Cummins, GM, Whirlpool, SNECMA, Honeywell, Intel, Asu
s, Airbus, Boeing, Ford, TACO, Delphi , etc…
Enough opportunities in Private sector
Govt. design labs and research organizations
IITS, IISc, TIFR, BARC, ISRO, DRDO, ADA, ADE, NAL, HAL, VSSC and many
more smaller laboratories.
© Not so perfect (Approximation so not exact)
© Erroneous if inputs are incorrect (GIGO)
© Modeling of complex physics still a challenge
© Uncertainty- due to lack of knowledge( turbulence)
© Errors
© Modeling (Simplification)
© Truncation
© Discretization error
© Convergence
© Stability
© Consistency
© Expertise required to some level
© Vast and complex
Lift and drag forces increase with the increase
in angle of attack of the wing