Computational fluid dynamics

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a branch of fluid mechanics‎ that uses numerical analysis and algorithms to solve and analyze problems that involve fluid flows. Quotes Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques are used to simulate a number of phenomena. Obviously, crashing waves and oceans can leverage CFD, but explosions, fireballs, and smoke effects all make use of CFD nowadays as well. A. McAdams, S. Osher and J. Teran, “Crashing Waves, Awesome Explosions, Turbulent Smoke and Beyond: Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computing in the Visual Effects Industry.”, Notices of the AMS, 2010; 57 (5): 614-623. CFD merely provides tools for solving the equations of fluid motion; it does not change the conceptual landscape in any fundamental way. Still, it is so powerful that it has become indispensable to the practice of aeronautical engineering. Doug McLean Understanding Aerodynamics: Arguing from the Real Physics https://books.google.com/books?id=_DJuEgpmdr8C&pg=PA4 7 December 2012 John Wiley & Sons 978-1-118-45422-0 4 External links Category:Mathematics Category:Fluid mechanics