Best CFD guides

[Alik]

Hi,
Interested in CFD guides which explain how to develop CFD code, in simple words with samples. Books or Internet resources appropriate.
Thanks!

[Karsten]

You only have to solve the Navier Stokes Equations, implement a couple of turbulence models, find a way to create a few thousend mesh points and then display the results for all the mesh points in a meaningfull way.

If you find somebody who can explain the math behind this in simple words please let me know. There are lots of books out that deal with this sort of problem. You are not going to understand them without some very deep math knowledge.

I would ask a local University that offers aeronautical degrees for some help. They should have programs that can solve the Navier Stokes Equations and maybe able to help with the selection of the turbulence model. Sometimes they have their own code which took years to develop.

The standard book for aerodynamics are:

Schlichting H, Truckenbrodt E. Aerodynamics of the Airplane, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1979.

Schlichting, H., Boundary-Layer Theory, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1979.


After you read these you will have a basic understanding of what is going on.

Good Luck,
Karsten

http://books.nap.edu/books/NI000359/html/927.html

"In general, the comparison between numerical analyses and model tests showed rather larges discrepancies and lack of consistency both quantitatively and qualitatively. Further improvements in the accuracy and the precision of the codes are necessary in order to be used for the practical applications in the prediction of flow characteristics and hull form design."

That's hard.

Ok it was 3 years ago, but it was then "state of art" high end code.

[Alik]

Thanks,
I understand maths, but books are different. Some of them are to teach others, but most of books just tell the reader how clever is their author
I developed many codes myself (VPP, sail craft tacking, design and stability soft) but never chance to create CFD...

[PNACS]

Visit the website for MIT - Ocean Engineering open courses

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Ocean-Engineering/index.htm

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Ocean-Engi...otes/index.htm

Site contain many useful materials..including panel methods and strip theory