1. Which of these methods is not a method of discretization?

Gauss-Seidel method

2. Discretization of the governing equations result in Algebraic equations

3. Under which condition does the inviscid steady flow become elliptic? M<1

4. Expand divergence of velocity ∇.V⃗ for a one-dimensional flow.

∂u/∂x

5. Which of these are correct for an elliptic equation? There is no limited region of
influence or domain of dependence

6. When can we say that a problem is suitable to be solved using CFD? The solution to
PDE is unique and it depends continuously on the initial and boundary
conditions

7. The turbulence intensity I is defined as: where k is the turbulent kinetic energy and u
𝟐
𝟑𝑲
is the local velocity magnitude. 𝑰 = 𝒖

8. The time rate of change of a control volume moving along with the flow is
represented by substantial derivative. Why? Because it is moving with the flow

9. The number of discretized equations is equal to the number of Discretized cells

10.

11. Consider the equation (∂u/∂y)i,j=((ui,j−ui,j−1)/ Δy) formulated using the Taylor series
expansion. Find the type of equation. first-order rearward difference

12. Consider a model of finite control volume (volume V and surface area S) fixed in
space with elemental volume dV, vector elemental surface area dS⃗ , density ρ and
flow velocity V⃗ . What is the net mass flow rate out of the surface area?

Ans: ∬VρV⃗ .dS⃗

13. The solution of elliptic equations depends on its adjacent boundaries

14. The speed of propagation of the disturbance in hyperbolic problems is finite

15. Imagine a parabolic flow represented by this diagram.

Which of these lines represent initial conditions?

ab

16. Consider the diagram.

In the diagram what does region 1 mean?

Domain of dependence

17. Expand the substantial derivative Dρ/Dt.

Dρ/Dt = ∂ρ/∂t + u∂ρ/∂x + v∂ρ/∂y + w∂ρ/∂z

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19. Consider the flowing diagram.

Which of these flows can be represented by this diagram? Transient viscous

flow

1. The division of the physical’s domain into a finite number of discrete regions is
meshing.
2. The method of Approximating the differential equations by a system of algebraic
equations for the variables at some set of discrete locations in space and time is called
discretization.

3. The FVM integrates the governing equation in each cell.

4. The numerical diffusion and numerical anti-diffusion terms are equal for the first-
order Euler scheme are equal in magnitude when the courant number of convection
is equal to one
5. Using the Taylor series expansion, What is the first term of the truncation error of
the finite difference equation
Ans:-

6. Which of these terms need a surface integral? Convection and diffusion terms

7. The discretization of the transient term using the finite volume approach is more
like the spatial discretization of the convection term

8. The discretized equation connects each element with the neighbouring

elements

9. The cell-centred arrangements are disadvantageous when we have Non-

conjunctional and non-orthogonal elements
10. Which of these diagrams represent the central difference approximation of ∂u/∂x?

11. Which of these terms need a volume integral while modelling steady flows?
Source term

12. Which of these methods is not a method of discretization? Gauss-Seidel

method

13. Which of these changes should be made in the semi-discretized equation to get
the fully discretized equation? Express the face values in terms of the cell
values

14. What is the source of discretization error in the finite difference method?
Truncation error

15.

Ans:-

16. Find the central second difference of u in y-direction using the Taylor series
expansion.

Ans:-

17.

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