USN 15AE72

Seventh Semester B.E. Degree Examination, June/July 2024

Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks: 80

Note: Answer any FIVE full questions, choosing ONE full question from each module.
2. Any revealing of identification, appeal to evaluator and /or equations written eg, 42+8 = 50, will be treated as malpractice.

Module-1
1 a. With the help of neat sketches, explain the different models of the flow. (06 Marks)
b. Derive the momentum equation considering an infinitesimally small fluid element moving
with the flow, for an unsteady. Three dimensional, compressible and various flow with usual
notations. (10 Marks)
Important Note : 1. On completing your answers, compulsorily draw diagonal cross lines on the remaining blank pages.

OR
2 a. Explain the importance of CFD in modern study and the different architectures used in CFD.
(08 Marks)
b. Derive an expression for divergence of velocity with usual notation and explain its physical
meaning. (08 Marks)

Module-2
3 a. Apply Cramer’s rule to a quasi-linear partial differential equation for the mathematical
classification as elliptic, hyperbolic and parabolic. (08 Marks)
b. Explain the impact of partial differential equation classifications on unsteady thermal
conduction phenomenon. (08 Marks)

OR
4 Describe the general behaviour of the different classes of partial differential equation.
(16 Marks)

Module-3
5 a. With the help of relevant sketches, explain boundary fitted co-ordinate system. (08 Marks)
b. Describe the following:
(i) Surface Grid Generation.
(ii) Meshless grids. (08 Marks)

OR
6 a. With the help of relevant sketches, explain adaptive grids. List its advantages. (08 Marks)
b. Describe structured grids. Explain the different methods of structured grid generation.
(08 Marks)
Module-4
7 a. Differentiate between explicit and implicit approach of finite difference equations. (08 Marks)
b. Write short notes on :
i) Time and space marching in CFD
ii) Upwind schemes in CFD. (08 Marks)

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8 a. For the 2D steady flow, continuity equation in Cartesian co-ordinates, obtain the
transformation from physical plane to computational plane, using direct and inverse
transformations. (08 Marks)
b. Derive the generic form of the governing flow equation with strong conservative form in the
transformed space for 2D unsteady flow with no source term. (08 Marks)

Module-5
9 a. Write short notes on :
i) Cell-centered technique
ii) Cell-vertex technique. (10 Marks)
b. With suitable expression explain explicit time stepping scheme. (06 Marks)

OR
10 Describe the following finite volume techniques with their applications :
i) Flux vector splitting
ii) Spatial discritization. (16 Marks)

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