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Publication: Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling in Water Infrastructure: Best Practices
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Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a branch of fluid mechanics that uses numerical analysis and data structures to calculate, analyze, and visualize fluid (liquids, gases, and dissolved gases) flows. This chapter provides general introductions to best practices for CFD modeling in water infrastructure for practitioners, particularly those new to CFD modeling, which is becoming a widely used tool in the design and retrofitting of water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure. The method serves as an alternative or complement to physical modeling. The full CFD modeling process is divided into four major groups: problem formulation, preprocessing, model simulations, and postprocessing. The chapter also presents some of the key concepts discussed in this book. The book covers problem formulation and selection of multiphysics models. It describes the steps in choosing the most adequate numerical model and turbulence schemes. The book presents meshing techniques and types and discusses initial and boundary conditions.
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Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling in Water Infrastructure: Best Practices
Pages: 1 - 4
Editor: Yovanni A. Cataño-Lopera, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8512-5
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Published online: Oct 3, 2023
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Business management
- Chemical properties
- Chemistry
- Computational fluid dynamics technique
- Data analysis
- Decision making
- Decision support systems
- Dissolved gases
- Engineering fundamentals
- Environmental engineering
- Flow (fluid dynamics)
- Fluid dynamics
- Fluid flow
- Fluid mechanics
- Gases
- Hydrologic engineering
- Infrastructure
- Methodology (by type)
- Models (by type)
- Physical models
- Practice and Profession
- Research methods (by type)
- Water and water resources
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