Course detail
Practical Applications of CFD
FSI-K20 Acad. year: 2026/2027 Winter semester
The course introduces students to the practical use of commercial software for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in engineering practice. The instruction covers the complete workflow for solving CFD tasks, from geometry preparation to simulation result evaluation. Students will learn:
- geometry creation and mesh generation,
- setting boundary conditions and selecting computational models,
- configuring calculation parameters, monitoring simulation progress, and interpreting results.
The tasks include 2D and 3D geometries, fluid flow, heat transfer, and transient calculations. The course takes place in a computer lab and is based on independent student work using ANSYS tools (Discovery, Fluent Meshing, Fluent). At the end, students will have the opportunity to obtain official certification for Ansys Fluent from an external organization.
Supervisor
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Prerequisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Language of instruction
Czech
Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-PRI-P: Process Engineering, Master's
branch ---: no specialisation, 3 credits, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Computer-assisted exercise
39 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Creation of geometry and grid generation for 2D problems.
2. Setting up boundary conditions, selection of appropriate models for 2D flow computations (laminar and turbulent), carrying out computation and analysis of results.
3. Creation of geometry and grid generation for 3D problems.
4. Setting up boundary conditions and models for 3D flow problems, carrying out computation and analysis of results.
5. Assignment of individual project – simulation of a 3D tubular heat exchanger, advanced geometry manipulations for CFD problems.
6. Grid generation for the computation of a 3D heat exchanger.
7. Setting up and carrying out flow simulation including heat transfer in the 3D heat exchanger.
8. Creation of geometry and grid generation for 2D transient problem of flow around a cylinder.
9. Carrying out transient simulation of turbulent flow around a cylinder, generating von Karman vortex street.
10. Analysis of results of the transient flow around cylinder, frequency analysis
11. Parametrisation of problems, optimisation in CFD computations.
12. Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) – setting up and transfer of data between ANSYS Fluent and ANSYS Mechanical.
13. Course summary, completion of certification for Ansys Fluent.