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hi there, i hope i can get advices from you guys. i have just summitted my master thesis and is waiting for viva. my master project is on internal flow simulation (not through comercial code). i am thinking about pursueing a phd in cfd but still not sure if its prospect. sorry if this happens to be a silly question: what would happen to cfd if there is a breakthrough in mathematics that solve the navier-stokes equations analytically . will cfd still plays the role as a design tool? what about the cfd engineers? please note that i'm very interested in cfd and hope to build my career on it. thank you. regards, yfy

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1) If you want to increase the chances of getting a good job, try to be become a specialist in an applied field (icing, combustion, turbulence, two-phase flow, etc.

2) Don't worry, I don't think there are any chances that we will be able to solve the Navier-Stokes equations analytically in the short term. These are highly non-linear equations. These equations are so complicated that is even impossible to prove the unicity of the solution for general problems.

Good luck.

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thank you.

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i quite agree with you sebastien, and i advice you to go for two-phase flow with a mathematical look.

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Hi,

I have a degree in mechanical engineering and would like to continue my studues in fluid dynamics preferrably specialising in CFD. Unfortunately i cannot find a university that offers a masters degree in this topic through distance learning, any suggestions?

Rgds

Jeremy

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try this

http://cfdlab.engr.utk.edu

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good choice