Introduction: Through the CFD Laboratory, the UT Engineering College offers an
internationally recognized computational engineering sciences (CES)
graduate curriculum leading
to MSc and/or PhD Engineering Science degrees. A fully enabled Internet website now
admits outreach to the professional community in an absolutely time- and distance-insensitive
mode for professional self-study. The more formal option leads
to a CFD Certificate following completion of 12 graduate credit hours
in the CES curriculum.
Professional Self-Study:
Courses: Archived courses available for professional self-study are
open for topical review at the Internet website (http://cfdlab.utk.edu/Internet). All courses are
completely self-contained with video-streamed lectures, courseware, problem and computer exercises and
their archives. Touching the hot word leads to the pertinent website for
course content perusal.
ME 452w: Finite Element Analysis (3): A new
undergraduate course on FEA covering topics in heat transfer, solid mechanics, fluid mechanics,
mechanical vibrations and heat/mass transport. Prerequisites are first undergraduate courses on these
subjects. Over a dozen computer-based experiments. A great place to get a foothold in FEA.
ES 551: Computational Engineering Sciences (3): A
thorough first-level graduate exposure to the mathematics and computer practice of weak form-based
constructions in the computational engineering sciences.
ES 552: Computational Fluid Dynamics (3): The
succeeding first level graduate course in the mathematics and computer practice of weak form-based
theory, with finite element / difference / volume semi-discretized
implementations for non-linear fluid-thermal Navier-Stokes systems including turbulence closure, conjugate heat transfer, stability, artificial diffusion
and optimal adaptive mesh constructions.
ES 645: Advanced Topics
in Turbulence (3): a thorough coverage of turbulence theory focused
on closure systems embedded in commercial and proprietary CFD
codes. Coverage includes algebraic, two-equation, Reynolds stress transport
systems for RaNS, and Fourier transform focused on sub-grid scale
formulations leading to LES, VLES and
DES closure for unsteady Navier-Stokes systems.
Structure: Options exist for professional participation with or without academic
staff interaction. Advance payment is required, typically via check to “CFD Laboratory” and mailed
to UT CFD Laboratory, 316A Perkins Hall, Knoxville TN 37996-2030, with a note as to desired course
and start date.
1. Strictly self-study: The requested website archive is opened for one month from
the selected start date. The option exists to keep the website open for the 2 succeeding months.
The charge for the first month is US$198 and each succeeding month charge is US$ 99.
Casual email interaction with academic staff is supported.
2. Participatory study: The requested website is opened for three months
from the start date. The participant may select this period to coincide with the
regularly scheduled UT academic course offering, enabling collegial interaction with the
“live” class. Independent of timing, the charge is US$ 995, full email interaction with the
instructor is supported, and a Certificate of Completion will be issued upon successful
performance. For students registered at a university awarding
academic credit for this experience, CFD Lab will submit requested certification of
successful completion of the course.
3. Collegial interaction: For academics holding a university faculty appointment,
the charge for option 2 is halved and casual collegial interaction with academic staff is
available.
Materials: One copy of courseware at an archive site may be downloaded and printed
for personal use (only). The textbook supporting ME 452w and ES 551w may be purchased directly through
CFD Laboratory pending its appearance in professional hardcopy. The texts for ES 552w and ES 645w
are available from the publishers. All materials at the website are the intellectual property of
the UT CFD Laboratory and are subject to copyright protection.
CFD Certificate:
Certificate in Computational Fluid Dynamics:
The UT College of Engineering offers a certificate program in computational
fluid dynamics (CFD). The program is designed primarily for the
engineering professional interested in gaining dexterity in this subject by
taking a course sequence through distance education. All academic
material is
permanently archived at the UT CFD Laboratory
website, hence available on demand on a totally flexible schedule.
The 12 hour certificate is earned by completing the three courses ES
551, ES 552 and ES 645, which are extensively
cross-listed among departments in the College of Engineering. The
certificate is completed with one elective 3 hours course from an
approved list. Those currently approved are ChE 507 (Application
of Linear Algebra in Engineering Systems) and ECE 599 (Computer Fire
Modeling). A wider selection will become available as pertinent
content courses become website archived.
The sole academic prerequisite for entering the certificate program is a
bachelor's degree in engineering. Applicants must meet the
minimum admission requirements of the UT Graduate School and become
admitted thereto.
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