GOJAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Department of Aeronautical Engineering

AE 2402 - Computational Fluid Dynamics

PART – A

1. What are the important applications of CFD in engineering?

2. Distinguish between conservation and non-conservation forms of fluid flow.
3. Write down conservative form of continuity equation and explain the terms involved.
4. List out advantages of panel method.
5. Explain the difficulties of evaluating the influences of a panel at its own control point.
6. Elaborate the basic aspects of finite difference equations.
7. Define stability.
8. Differentiate between structured and unstructured grid.
9. Write down the significance of Taylor series expansion.
 2u
10. Write down the second order central mixed finite difference expression for
xy
11. List out differences between finite volume and finite difference methods.
12. What is the necessity for strong and weak formulations of boundary value problem?
13. What is meant by CFL condition?
14. Differentiate between surface fitted and body fitted coordinate systems.
15. Write down an expression for the substantial derivative in Cartesian coordinates.
16. Define convergence.
17. Define discretization and round off error.
18. Explain cell-centered method.
19. What is the need for staggered grid?
20. What types of grids are used in FVM?
21. Discuss the need for upwind type discretization.
22. What are the methods available for grid generation?
23. Explain the steps to solve a fluid dynamics problem.
24. What are the various computer graphic techniques used in CFD.
25. Distinguish between discretization and round-off errors. Compare them with suitable
examples.
26. Define courant number.
27. Define well posed problem.
28. How the equations are differentiated analytically
29. What are the different types of equation used in CFD.
30. Differentiate source panel method and vortex panel method.
31. Define Substantial derivative.
32. What is mean by implicit and explicit method.
33. Compare and contrast direct methods and iteration methods in solving a system
 34. Develop ‘Transonic Single Perturbation’ equation from full potential equation
used in compressible flows.
35. Explain all steps for developing flow field over an airfoil using ‘Boundary fitted
Co-ordinates’
36. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of explicit and implicit methods applied to
the linear parabolic equations.
37. What are quadrilateral Lagrange elements and isoparametric elements in FEM?
38. Write the disadvantages of unstructured mesh.
39. Explain the importance off dicretization.
40. Differentiate steady flow and unsteady flow equations.

PART – B

1. Derive the energy equation for a viscous flow in partial differential non-conservation form.
2. Derive the continuity equation for inviscid flow in partial differential non-conservation form.
3. Write down elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic partial differential equations as applicable to
CFD.
4. Explain the grid generation technique based on PDE and summarize the advantages of the
elliptic grid generation method.
5. Obtain the 2D steady compressible continuity equation in transformed coordinates for the
transformation   x,  ln( y  1) .
6. Write down the procedure for the calculation of pressure coefficient distribution around a
circular cylinder using the source panel technique.
7. Discuss the vortex panel method applied to lifting flows over a flat plate.
8. Discuss the source panel method for the flow past an oscillating cylinder.
9. State and explain the difference between explicit and implicit methods with suitable examples.
10. How do you determine the accuracy of the discretization process? What are the uses and
difficulties of approximating the derivatives with higher order finite difference schemes? How
do you overcome these difficulties?
11. Explain the strong and weak formulations of a boundary value problem.
12. Explain the description of Prandtl boundary layer equation and its solution methodology.
13. Study the stability behaviour of second order wave equation by Von-Neuman stability
method.
14. Solve the simplified Sturn-Lioville equation:
2 y y
 y  F With boundary conditions y(0) = 0 and 1  0 ; using Galerkin finite
x 2 x
element method.
15. What is strong formulation? Explain with the help of one dimensional boundary value
problem.
16. Explain Runge-Kutta and multi-stage time stepping.
17. Discuss the properties of discretization schemes and explain upwind discretization applied to
FVM.
18. What is cell centered formulation? Explain with the help of using control volume, semi
discretization equation,  ij U / t   F .nds  0.
19. State and explain the spurious modes for Runge-Kutta cell vertex formulation in FVM.
20. Derive the Quasi one-dimensional compressible flow equations for flow through a nozzle.
Explain the method of capturing the shock in dealing with the nozzle
21. Discuss the various relaxation techniques
22. Express the complete Navier-Stokes equations and derive Bernoulli’s equation from it
explaining the assumptions made in the process.
23. Show that forward time and central space differencing for first order wave equation results in
unstable scheme using Von Neumann stability criterion and comment.
24. Consider steady state heat loss through a straight long fin with temperature of the fin base and
the surrounding fluid and Tb and Tf respectively. Assume the heat loss from the end face of to
be negligible. Derive the governing equation for the problem.
25. Write an algorithm for obtaining the inverse of a matrix.
26. Explain the need for turbulence modeling in dealing with CFD problems. What are the various
turbulence models used in CFD problems.
27. Obtain the CFL condition for Lax method of discretization of first order wave equation.
28. Explain and derive the source panel method for a non-lifting flow over arbitrary bodies.
29. Derive the stability condition for CTCS discretization of second order wave equation using
Von Neumann stability analysis.
30. Derive the finite difference expressions for a second order derivative with forward, backward
and central difference approximations.