Using Computational Fluid Dynamics for Engineering Product Development
Duration: 2 Days
Over the last three decades Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has developed into a
sophisticated tool for analyzing fluid flow and other thermal sciences related phenomena. Most
educational courses on this topic focus on the fundamentals of CFD, but sound knowledge of the
fundamentals is not enough to make effective use of CFD in practical engineering product
development. This seminar provides significant practical considerations in using CFD for product development and is designed to help engineers extract best benefits from CFD while avoiding potential pitfalls.
The seminar begins by discussing the applicability, benefits, and drawbacks of CFD in engineering product development. Ways of leveraging CFD, while avoiding pitfalls at various stages of the product development process, as well as various aspects of managing and implementing practical CFD projects, will be explained. Advanced aspects of CFD management and implementation such as methods development and multiphysics will also be covered. The resource requirements and costs of CFD are then detailed along with a discussion and exercises on performing return of CFD investment calculations. Commercially available codes will also be compared and contrasted. Hands-on exercises and case studies are used throughout the seminar to put practical emphasis on topics taught in the lectures.
Learning Objectives
By attending this seminar you will be able to:
- Explain benefits and limitations of CFD in engineering product development
- Determine where to use CFD in various stages of the product development process
- Use CFD and experimental testing to compliment each other in the product development
process
- Determine when to and when not to use CFD
- Plan, manage, and implement CFD simulation projects
- Evaluate CFD results for correctness and accuracy
- Leverage CFD with numerical simulations of other physics
- Calculate and plan the resources needed for implementing CFD
- Perform return on investment calculations for investments in CFD
- Make informed choices of commercial CFD software
- Determine when to and how to effectively use external CFD services
Who Should Attend
All engineering product development personnel involved in applications of fluid flow and thermal sciences will benefit from this course. These include product development and evaluation engineers, design engineers, engineering analysts, supervisors, managers, CAE strategists, and researchers. New entrants to the field of CFD will be able to use this course to identify and adopt the best CFD implementation and management choices and methods for their organizations from the get-go. Existing and experienced personnel in the CFD field will be able to use this course to improve upon their current CFD implementation methods and practices to realize greater benefits from CFD.
Prerequisites
General experience with engineering product development will be sufficient to understand and
assimilate the material presented in this course. Prior experience with CFD is preferred but not
required.
Topical Outline
DAY ONE
- Review of CFD
- Overview of basic physics, mathematics, and numerics
- Applications of CFD in automotive, off-highway and aerospace engineering
- Typical CFD project work-flow
- Benefits and limitations of CFD
- Hands-On Exercise - Understanding the Benefits and Limitations of CFD
- Leveraging CFD in the Product Development Process
- Use of CFD at various product development stages
- System and component level CFD simulations
- How CFD and testing compliment each other
- How to choose between CFD and testing
- When and when not to use CFD
- Hands-On Exercise 2 - This exercise goes through a complete design optimization cycle, where a specific engineering product design is optimized using CFD
- CFD Project Management and Implementation
- Need identification and goal determination
- CAD data handling and extraction
- Preprocessing, solving, post-processing and reporting
- Evaluating correctness and accuracy of CFD results
- Meaningful comparison of CFD results with experimental test data
- Archiving CFD simulation data
DAY TWO
- Advanced Aspects of CFD Implementation
- Various stages of CFD acceptance and usage
- CFD methods development and R&D
- Leveraging CFD with other numerical simulations
- Multi-physics
- Resources Needed for CFD Implementation
- Hardware
- Software
- Personnel - roles of specialists and non-specialists
- Costs and Returns of CFD
- CFD costs
- Typical time needed for CFD implementation
- CFD return on investment
- Case studies and exercises
- Overview of Commercial CFD Software
- Commercial CFD software tools currently available
- Comparison of commercial CFD software tools
- How to choose commercial CFD software
- External CFD Services
- Types of external CFD services
- When to use external CFD services
- How to choose an external CFD services vendor
- External Resources for CFD Information
Instructor(s): Sandeep Sovani
Dr. Sovani is currently the Technical Account Manager for the North American Automotive Industry Sector with ANSYS Inc., where he specializes in automotive applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics. Dr. Sovani has over fifteen years experience conducting research and executing projects on a wide variety of topics in automotive thermo-fluid sciences. During his career he has worked with ANSYS Inc, Fluent Inc, the Thermal Sciences and Propulsion Center of Purdue University and the Engineering Research Center of Tata Motors. He has authored over forty papers, articles, and technical reports and is a member of SAE, ASME, and Sigma Xi. Dr. Sovani is a three-time recipient of SAE's Excellence in Oral Presentation Award, the SAE Lloyd Withrow Distinguished Speaker Award, and the National Talent Search Award from India's National Council for Educational Research and Training. Dr. Sovani holds three degrees in Mechanical Engineering - B.Engg. from the University of Pune, M.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, and Ph.D. from Purdue University.
Fees: $1265.00
; SAE Members: $1012.00 - $1139.00
1.3 CEUs
You must complete all course contact hours and successfully pass the learning assessment to obtain CEUs.
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