Numerical Computation of Internal & External Flows—Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Volume 1, Second Edition

Numerical Computation of Internal & External Flows

by Charles Hirsch 

2007 (696 pages)

ISBN:9780750665940

Written to be used as either a course text or reference for practitioners and researchers, this book explains the use of basic CFD methods to solve problems in fluid dynamics, comparing the methods so readers can see which would be appropriate to use.

Numerical Computation of Internal & External Flows—Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Volume 1, Second Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

Nomenclature

Introduction—An Initial Guide to CFD and to This Volume

Part I - The Mathematical Models for Fluid Flow Simulations at Various Levels of Approximation

Chapter 1

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The Basic Equations of Fluid Dynamics

Chapter 2

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The Dynamical Levels of Approximation

Chapter 3

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The Mathematical Nature of the Flow Equations and Their Boundary Conditions

Part II - Basic Discretization Techniques

Chapter 4

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The Finite Difference Method for Structured Grids

Chapter 5

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Finite Volume Method and Conservative Discretization with an Introduction to Finite Element Method

Chapter 6

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Structured and Unstructured Grid Properties

Part III - The Analysis of Numerical Schemes

Chapter 7

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Consistency, Stability and Error Analysis of Numerical Schemes

Chapter 8

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General Properties and High-Resolution Numerical Schemes

Part IV - The Resolution of Numerical Schemes

Chapter 9

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Time Integration Methods for Space-Discretized Equations

Chapter 10

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Iterative Methods for the Resolution of Algebraic Systems

Part V - Applications to Inviscid and Viscous Flows

Chapter 11

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Numerical Simulation of Inviscid Flows

Chapter 12

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Numerical Solutions of Viscous Laminar Flows