Fluent - literature
 

Hello,

Could you recommend some literature about numerical methods, cfd? I want to study for better understanding what I'm doing in FLUENT. It's easy to click some icons and write instructions, but I'd like to know what the program is doing. I found this book on the Internet:
https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME608/webpage/main.pdf
It's from 2002. Do you think it will be appropriate for me, and still actual?

Regards!

Hi

Two books I have found very useful when trying to learn this are:

An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics by Versteeg and Malalasektra
Computational Fluid Dynamics: The Basics with Applications by Anderson

Thank you for your answer.
Could you tell me, of these books are still actual (they were published in 1995) or it's better to find new? Meybe numerical methods didn't change, only there is new interface?
I infer, that you had some contact with this topic, so what do you think about the book I was talking about in my first post? Or - which of these 3 books I should choose if I know almost nothing about?

Hi
The basics are the same. But the things changing day by day is the solving methods. Two books that was introduced by that friend is about basics. I think you are looking for a book to learn Fluent step by step that i have to say there is no such a book that could be useful for you. Above mentioned three books are fundamental of Finite Volume Methods. To learn Fluent or any other software it is better to refer to its original manual and do the tutorials step by step.

I agree with /time, to learn the software (I use only Fluent and CFX) but the help files are really useful.

What I would recommend is following a tutorial for a basic/known flow case such as fluid flow in a pipe or the ahmed body, the following Youtube Video (Parts 2a to 3f) goes through in detail each part of the process.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZR7Wi70Vec

I would recommend following this through but having the help files open and just searching for each setting that he is telling you to choose (particularly in the pre-processing stage) and read about the settings and the various options and why you would choose them.

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Out of the 3 books, your link looks like it covers similar topics but I have not read in detail so I can't say. But out of the two I suggest.... Personally I prefer John Anderson's writing style and I found the book was easy to just get on and read through (especially the more mathematically challenging sections). However the Veersteg book is what I actually have open on my desk right now.. it seems to describe things a little more comprehensively and is more clear in terms of layout.

Both are excellent but they aren't a 'How to Use Fluent' guide.

Hi
if you wish to learn the basic theory and the numerical method of cfd, the two books below can be reference

• An introduction to computational fluid dynamics
• Computational methods for fluid dynamics

which can be obtained from http://gen.lib.rus.ec/

In addition, the theory guide for fluent is also Ok

Thanks all of you for responses and advices, they are useful for me. I think that the best way of learning for me is doing tutorials (I've got some) and reading about what I'm doing. At the same time I will read one of these two books that spongebob recommend.

My unpronounceable username has resulted in a few alternate nicknames over the years but never 'Spongebob' haha! :D

Good luck

Haha, it was an accident, I didn't make it purposely :D