Course Director(s): Olivier
Bonnefoy et Sylvain MARTIN
General Description
Fluid mechanics are dealt with in this Toolbox from a mechanical statistics angle (Boltzmann equation) with a “Physics” type approach rather than that of an “Engineer”.
On completion of the Toolbox the student will be capable of:
The theoretical tools presented in the course will be applied in supervised study sessions in the computer room. The student will write a software programme with Matlab based on the LBMethod for modelling fluid flows in a pipe, around an obstacle or in a porous medium.
Links between course units
The Toolbox is structured around three unit sessions of equal importance. Unit 2: From the Boltzmann equation to the Navier-Stokes equation
Unit 3: Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM)
Orientations / Associations with other courses Teaching extensions of the core curriculum course in Physics Strong link with the “Multi-phase flow” unit of the Process engineering major Key words Mechanical statistics, fluid mechanics, dynamic systems, stability and transition towards chaos, Lattice Boltzmann Method, creation of a CFD software programme.
Unit : Instabilities and transitions (15 hours)