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2011-2012 Graduate Catalog 
    
2011-2012 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ES 651 - Advanced Topics in Computational Fluid Dynamics

3 Credit Hours
Modern approximation theory for Euler and Navier-Stokes conservation systems, compressible flow, hyperbolic forms, boundary conditions. Weak forms, extremization, finite element/finite volume/flux vector discrete implementations, a priori error estimates, accuracy, convergence, stability. Numerical linear algebra, approximate factorization, sparse matrix methods. Dissipation, Fourier spectral analysis, smooth and non-smooth solutions.
Cross-listed: (Same as Aerospace Engineering 661; Mechanical Engineering 651.)

(DE) Prerequisite(s): 552.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.



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