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Hands‐On CFD Educational Interface for Engineering Courses and Laboratories
Author(s) -
Stern Frederick,
Xing Tao,
Yarbrough Donald B.,
Rothmayer Alric,
Rajagopalan Ganesh,
Prakashotta Shourya,
Caughey David,
Bhaskaran Rajesh,
Smith Sonya,
Hutchings Barbara,
Moeykens Shane
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2006.tb00878.x
Subject(s) - interface (matter) , computational fluid dynamics , curriculum , process (computing) , computer science , engineering education , software engineering , engineering management , mathematics education , engineering , pedagogy , psychology , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method , parallel computing , aerospace engineering , operating system
This study describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of an effective curriculum for students to learn computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in introductory and intermediate undergraduate and introductory graduate level courses/laboratories. The curriculum is designed for use at different universities with different courses/laboratories, learning objectives, applications, conditions, and exercise notes. The common objective is to teach students from novice to expert users who are well prepared for engineering practice. The study describes a CFD Educational Interface for hands‐on student experience, which mirrors actual engineering practice. The Educational Interface teaches CFD methodology and procedures through a step‐by‐step interactive implementation automating the CFD process. A hierarchical system of predefined active options facilitates use at introductory and intermediate levels, encouraging self‐learning, and eases transition to using industrial CFD codes. An independent evaluation documents successful learning outcomes and confirms the effectiveness of the interface for students in introductory and intermediate fluid mechanics courses.