Learning Outcomes

Following completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Use the Watertight Geometry Meshing Workflow in Ansys Fluent to create high

quality CFD Simulation meshes from imported CAD geometry through a succession

of intuitive guided workflow tasks.

• Independently set up and complete a basic CFD simulation in Ansys Fluent

including defining the problem, calculating the solution and post-processing the

results.

• Perform all steps of a CFD simulation from CAD import to meshing to solution to

results within the same single window Ansys Fluent environment.

• Set up and execute CFD simulations in a manner that limits errors associated with

numerical CFD simulations.

• Employ parameters in Ansys Fluent and Ansys Space Claim to automate the

investigation of multiple design alternatives and generate data for optimization

studies.

• Set up and execute transient CFD simulations.
• Perform increasingly sophisticated simulations involving heat transfer and

turbulent flow.

• Create a volume mesh from an imported surface mesh
• Create a volume mesh from imported CAD geometry
• Improve mesh quality with Auto Node Move
• Optimize settings for transferring geometry from Space Claim
• Convert hexahedral mesh to unstructured polyhedral mesh
• Master of sizing functions
• Wrap single parts
• Wrap dirty, complex assemblies
• Select the most appropriate turbulence model, depending on your particular

application and the required simulation accuracy.

• Describe basic concepts of multiphase flow theory such as phase definition and

flow classification

• Set up and solve problems using any of the multiphase flow models available in

Ansys CFD software

• Select the correct multiphase model for your Ansys CFD application
• Learn the basics of Fluent Meshing for watertight workflow method
• Know how to create relevant bodies of influence (BOIs) to control mesh resolution
• Learn mesh requirements and methodology for predicting turbulence transition
• Learn methodology for including propeller effects in external aero simulations
• Experience end-to-end workshops focused on high-fidelity results with comparison

to experimental data

• Perform heat transfer simulations with Ansys Fluent involving any of the three

modes of heat transfer: conduction, convection and radiation.

• Select the appropriate thin wall conduction settings for a given problem.
• Set up and perform conjugate heat transfer (CHT) simulations in which heat

transfer is coupled between solid and fluid zones.

• Define buoyancy settings for problems involving natural convection.
• Select an appropriate radiation model for a given problem.
• Learn the basic structure of UDFs 
• Understand the different kinds of macros used to access solver variables
• Be able to hook their UDF to most models that are available in Ansys Fluent
• Be able to write UDFs for custom boundary conditions, source terms and material

properties.

• Learn how to use UDFs to define input and output parameters and report

definitions

• Learn what is required to write UDFs to execute correctly in parallel
• Learn necessary concepts and macros for applying UDFs in multiphase flow,

including UDFs for the Discrete Phase Model (DPM)

Frequently Asked Questions

Why should you attend the course?

CFD market has been growing with an annual growth of approximately 8%. There is

a huge demand for engineers with CFD knowledge because of the drastic reduction in

solution time that CFD engineers can contribute to.

Who should attend this course?

If you are an enthusiastic engineer looking forward to develop your career in the

domain of CFD, or if you are in industrial expert looking forward to change your domain or

increase your skills, this is a suitable course for you

What are the pre-requisites of the course?

Although no pre-requisite is required, It is highly recommended that the attendee has

a strong fundamental of engineering subjects such as Fluid Mechanics, Heat and Mass

Transfer, Thermodynamics, Engineering Mathematics. Logical reasoning and aptitude is also

highly recommended. No prior knowledge of software or tools is required, however basic

understanding of computer is expected

What is the duration of this course?

The course is catered to cover the basics of CFD with a two week (10 day) session,

with each day having a session time of two hours

What are the advantages of the course?

The course will take you through the basics of CFD analysis using Ansys Fluent.

After this course, you will be capable of solving a basic engineering level problem in fluent.

You will also be capable to pursue your interest further into deeper understanding and use of

CFD using Ansys Fluent

What is the job prospects of CFD engineers in India?

CFD has a wide variety of industrial application ranging from Automotive,

Aerospace, Manufacturing, Process Industry, Space Exploration, Civil Mechanical

Construction, Electronics and Micro electronics etc. There are many top companies which

hire CFD engineers in India like Dodge, Daimler, Boeing, Cummins, Faurecia, Mahindra,

Capgemini, TCS, Infosys etc.

Who is eligible for attending the course?

Any engineering graduates or post graduates who has interest in thermal systems and

fluid mechanics can attend this course. Prior knowledge of CFD is not required.