Module Details

Module Code: DSGN H4601
Module Title: Advanced Simulation
Title: Advanced Simulation
Module Level:: 8
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Cathal Nolan
Module Author:: Andrew Keppel
Domains:  
Module Description: The aim of this module is to provide students with an in-depth understanding and best practice of advanced design processes including CFD & FEA and the application of computer technologies to these areas.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Develop mesh generation strategy for two and three dimensional geometrical arrangements using industry standard software.
LO2 Apply advanced F.E.A. & C.F.D. techniques to typical design problems;
LO3 Perform parameter based DOE and design optimisation
LO4 Write technical reports in the style of a journal paper
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
Meshing
• ANSYS Meshing Basics • Meshing Methods • Global Mesh Controls • Local Mesh Control • Assembly Meshing • Mesh Quality
Finite Element Analysis
General Pre-processing, Modelling Connections, Remote Boundary Conditions and Constraint Equations, Static Structural Analysis, Modal Analysis, Thermal Analysis, Multistep Analysis, Results and Post-Processing,
Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Introduction to the CFD Methodology • Cell Zone and Boundary Conditions • Post-Processing with Fluent and CFD-Post • Solver Settings • Turbulence Modelling • Heat Transfer • Transient Flows • Moving Zones • Multiphase Flows • HPC • Best Practices
Heat Transfer Modelling
• Introduction • Conduction Heat Transfer • Forced Convection • Natural Convection • Radiation Heat Transfer • Solar Load Model • Heat Exchangers • Heat Transfer in Porous Media • Best Practices
Mechanical Nonlinear Connections and Contact
• Interface Treatments • Bolt Pretension • Modeling Gaskets • Accessing Advanced Contact Features via MAPDL • General Contact Technology • Best Practices
Mechanical Dynamics
• General understanding of the different types of dynamic analyses. • Procedure for performing FEA simulations, including modal, harmonic, random vibration, response spectrum, and transient structural analyses • Best Practices
CFD Dynamic Meshing
• Dynamic Mesh Zones with UDF’s and Profiles • Layering Mesh Method • Smoothing Mesh Method • Remeshing • Coupled 6DOF • Convergence • Best Practices
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment50.00%
Project50.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 50
Timing Ongoing Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Students will be required complete on site lab tasks
Project
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 50
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Students will complete projects investigating design issues using CAD/FEA & CFD packages
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Repeat the module
The assessment of this module is inextricably linked to the delivery. The student must reattend the module in its entirety in order to be reassessed.
Reassessment Description
Learners that achieve a minimum of 30% will be eligible for one or more of the following: Submit assignment, Re-submit components, Practical examination, or Presentation.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lab/Lecture Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 1.00 12
Laboratory Contact students will be required to attend on site lab classes 12 Weeks per Stage 3.00 36
Estimated Learner Hours Non Contact No Description 15 Weeks per Stage 5.13 77
Total Weekly Contact Hours 4.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Principles of Modern Manufacturing, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, p.1024, [ISBN: 0470505923].
  • Serope Kalpakjian, Steven R. Schmid. Manufacturing engineering and technology, Pearson/Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, [ISBN: 0-13-148965-8].
  • Jiyuan Tu. Computational Fluid Dynamics, Second Edition: A Practical Approach, 2nd. Butterworth-Heinemann, p.456, [ISBN: 978-008098243].
  • Saeed Moaveni. Finite Element Analysis Theory and Application with ANSYS, 3rd. [ISBN: 978-013189080].
  • Jack Holman. Heat Transfer, 10th. McGraw-Hill Education, p.752, [ISBN: 978-007352936].
  • EJ Hearn. Mechanics of Materials 2, Third Edition: The Mechanics of Elastic and Plastic Deformation of Solids and Structural Materials, 3rd. Butterworth-Heinemann, [ISBN: 978-075063266].
  • Richard Budynas & Keith Nisbett. Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design, 10th. McGraw-Hill Series in Mechanical Engineering, [ISBN: 978-007339820].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • William Bolton. Instrumentation and Control Systems, Newnes, [ISBN: 978-075066432].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
  • IT Carlow. CIE 4 Lab material, IT Carlow, Andrew Keppel.
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