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List of learning modules

The following tutorials show how to solve selected fluid flow problems using ANSYS Fluent. The tutorial topics are drawn from Cornell University courses, the Prantil et al textbook, student/research projects etc. If a tutorial is from a course, the relevant course number is indicated below. All tutorials have a common structure and use the same high-level steps starting with Pre-Analysis  and ending with Verification and Validation. Pre-Analysis includes hand calculations to predict expected results while Verification and Validation can be thought of as a formal process for checking computer results. Both these steps are extremely important in practice though often overlooked. The pedagogical philosophy behind these modules is discussed in this article from the ANSYS Advantage magazine.

Fluent tutorials

Image Added	What's Under the CFD Blackbox?	ENGR2000X A Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations
Image Added	Big Ideas: Fluid Dynamics	ENGR2000X A Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations
Image Added	Computational Fluid Dynamics	ENGR2000X A Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations
Image Added	Laminar Pipe Flow	ENGR2000X A Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations
Image Added	Wind Turbine Blade	MAE 4020/4021/5020
Image Added	Turbulent Pipe Flow	MAE 4230/MAE 5230
Image Added	Flat Plate Boundary Layer	MAE 4230/MAE 5230/MAE 6510
Image Added	Supersonic Flow Over a Wedge	MAE 4230/MAE 5230
Image Added	Compressible Flow in a Nozzle	MAE 4230/MAE 5230
Image Added	Turbulent Forced Convection	MAE 4272
Image Added	Laminar Convection: Nusselt Problem	MAE 3240 (Summer)
Image Added	3D Steady Diffusion	BME 2000
Image Added	2D Transient Diffusion	BME 2000
Image Added	Steady Flow Past a Cylinder	MAE 5230
Image Added	Unsteady Flow Past a Cylinder	MAE 5230
Image Added	Flow over an Airfoil	MAE 5230
Image Added	3D Transonic Flow over a Wing	MAE 5230
Image Added	2D Bifurcating Artery	MAE 6690
Image Added	3D Bifurcating Artery (steady)	BME 2000
Image Added	3D Bifurcating Artery (unsteady)	MAE 6690
Image Added	Wind Turbine Blade FSI (Part 1) (Advanced)	MAE 5230/MAE 5020
Image Added	Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (Part 1) (Advanced)
Image Added	Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (Part 2) (Advanced)
Image Added	Over-expanded Nozzle (Advanced) [Under-Construction]	MAE 4230

Some other Fluent tutorials

Older Tutorials

These tutorials are for older version of FLUENT and are no longer being updated. They use GAMBIT for meshing. 

Computational Fluid Dynamics

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