Fundamental Equations for Fluid Mechanics

Resources
 Dr.-Ing. Rainer Koch (Institute of Thermal Turbomachines - Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology): Script for “Numerische Simulation reagierender Zweiphasenströmungen” (Numerical
Simulation of Reactive Two-phase Flows)
 STATIC STRESS ANALYSIS
 Linear-elastic static stress analysis
 Static stress with non-linear contact (e.g. bolted connections)
 Static stress with non-linear material (e.g. plasticity)
 Static stress with geometric non-linearity (large deflection)
 Non-linear static stress analysis
FATIGUE ANALYSIS
 Stress based fatigue analysis
 Strain based fatigue analysis
NON-LINEAR DYNAMIC ANALYSIS
 Impact
 Crash
 Drop Test Simulation
HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS
 Steady-state heat transfer analysis
 Transient heat transfer analysis
LINEAR DYNAMIC ANALYSIS
 Modal analysis (natural frequencies, “resonance”)
 Frequency response (e.g. imbalance)
 Response spectrum (e.g. seismic analysis)
 Random vibration
 Linear transient analysis (load changes versus time, “time history”)
BUCKLING ANALYSIS (“STABILITY”)
 Linear buckling (Euler buckling)
 Non-linear buckling (large deflection)
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
 Section sizing
 Connection calculation
 Foundation loads
PIPE STRESS ANALYSIS
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD)
 Steady-state fluid flow
 Transient fluid flow
 Hydrodynamics
 Aerodynamics
 Free and forced convection
 Heating and cooling
 Mixing of fluids
 Particle tracking
 Fluid-structure interaction
PROGRAMMING
 MATLAB
 C++
 Visual Basic
 OpenGL
 Python
 FORTRAN