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MAME401
4th Semester Regular Examination – 2016-17
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
BRANCH(S): M.SC.(MH)
Time: 3 Hours
Max Marks: 70
Q.CODE:Z1190
Answer Question No.1 which is compulsory and any five from the rest.
The figures in the right hand margin indicate marks.

Q1 Answer the following questions: (2 x10)

a) What is substantial derivative and what does it represent physically?
b) Write the continuity equation of viscous flow in conservation and nonconservation form.
c) What is well posed problem?
d) What are the differences between explicit and implicit approach?
e) Define discretization error and roundoff error.
f) Calculate approximate value of at point (1,1) using first order backward difference with
∆ = ∆ = 0.1 where ( , ) = + .
g) What is grid generation?
h) What is adaptive grid?
i) What is the order of accuracy of Lax-wendroff method? Write the disadvantages of this method.
j) Define Successive overrelaxation and underrelaxation method.

Q2 a) Find the stability condition for the solution of difference equation (in explicit form) of = . (10)

Q3 a) Derive momentum equation in three dimensions. (5)

b) Classify the equations using Eigenvalue method. (5)
(1 − ) + = 0, − =0

Q4 Solve = , 0 < < 1, > 0, by explicit method taking ∆ = 0.1, ∆ = 0.01, ℎ = 0.1 with (10)
boundary condition u(0,t)=u(1,t)=1 and initial condition u(x,0)=

Q5 Define MACCORMACK’s technique. Explain the technique giving an example with appropriate grid. (10)

Q6 Derive an expression for artificial viscosity from one dimensional wave equation. (10)

Q7 Explain the Alternating-Direction-Implicit Technique using two dimensional heat conduction (10)
equation and appropriate grid.

Q8 a) Explain stretched grid. (5)

b) Derive the CFL condition from one dimensional wave equation. (5)