Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Author -- Part I Introduction and Essentials -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 CFD: What Is It? -- 1.1.1 CFD as a Scientific and Engineering Analysis Tool -- 1.1.2 Analogy with a Video Camera -- 1.2 CFD: Why to Study? -- 1.3 Novelty, Scope, and Purpose of This Book -- References -- 2 Introduction to CFD: Development, Application, and Analysis -- 2.1 CFD Development -- 2.1.1 Grid Generation: Pre-Processor -- 2.1.2 Discretization Method: Algebraic Formulation -- 2.1.3 Solution Methodology: Solver -- 2.1.4 Computation of Engineering Parameters: Post-Processor -- 2.1.5 Testing -- 2.2 CFD Application -- 2.3 CFD Analysis -- 2.4 Closure -- References -- 3 Essentials of Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer for CFD -- 3.1 Physical Laws -- 3.1.1 Fundamental/Conservation Laws -- 3.1.2 Subsidiary Laws -- 3.2 Momentum and Energy Transport Mechanisms -- 3.3 Physical Law-Based Differential Formulation -- 3.3.1 Continuity Equation -- 3.3.2 Transport Equations -- 3.4 Generalized Volumetric and Flux Terms, and Their Differential Formulation -- 3.4.1 Volumetric Term -- 3.4.2 Flux-Term -- 3.4.3 Discussion -- 3.5 Mathematical Formulation -- 3.5.1 Dimensional Study -- 3.5.2 Non-Dimensional Study -- 3.6 Closure -- References -- 4 Essentials of Numerical-Methods for CFD -- 4.1 Finite Difference Method: A Differential to Algebraic Formulation for Governing PDE and BCs -- 4.1.1 Grid Generation -- 4.1.2 Finite Difference Method -- 4.1.3 Applications to CFD -- 4.2 Iterative |