How to learn python/MATLAB CFD

Ecoco · March 14, 2021, 17:55

Hi guys,

I am a student engineer and i'm pretty bad with coding. I had some project to do about Navier Stokes solver and spectral method and I really didn't understand how to manage it. But, I have to admit that I would like to do better. So, if someone knows how to learn CFD (book or video references...). I prefer to use python but I realized that MATLAB was more used in companies so I don't know which one to chose.

Thanks for reading.

haydena · March 15, 2021, 15:43

You will learn to code by doing coding projects. At my school we were introduced to MATLAB through a numerical methods course. Then in my CFD classes we were already expected to know how to code. I was never taught best coding practices for speed and data management, but after doing several projects I got better at it.

If you are starting as a complete beginner I would recommend try to find a YouTube tutorial or read a numerical methods book ("python for engineers and scientists" is a good one).

If you are deciding if Python or MATLAB is best I would go with the one you are more familiar with. In my experience MATLAB licenses are hard to come by in industry so Python is more widely used.

lopp · March 16, 2021, 14:24

I don't have any experience coding CFD. I have done a lot of coding though (much more python than MATLAB). Python is a better language and is free. MATLAB has better pre-built functions. Edit: I used a tutorial on this site when studying python and it was all right. I already knew how to code though. https://www.python-course.eu/python3_course.php

March 14, 2021, 17:55	How to learn python/MATLAB CFD	#1
Ecoco New Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Hi guys, I am a student engineer and i'm pretty bad with coding. I had some project to do about Navier Stokes solver and spectral method and I really didn't understand how to manage it. But, I have to admit that I would like to do better. So, if someone knows how to learn CFD (book or video references...). I prefer to use python but I realized that MATLAB was more used in companies so I don't know which one to chose. Thanks for reading.

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haydena New Member Hayden Arceneaux Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 7	You will learn to code by doing coding projects. At my school we were introduced to MATLAB through a numerical methods course. Then in my CFD classes we were already expected to know how to code. I was never taught best coding practices for speed and data management, but after doing several projects I got better at it. If you are starting as a complete beginner I would recommend try to find a YouTube tutorial or read a numerical methods book ("python for engineers and scientists" is a good one). If you are deciding if Python or MATLAB is best I would go with the one you are more familiar with. In my experience MATLAB licenses are hard to come by in industry so Python is more widely used.

March 16, 2021, 14:24		#3
lopp New Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 5	I don't have any experience coding CFD. I have done a lot of coding though (much more python than MATLAB). Python is a better language and is free. MATLAB has better pre-built functions. Edit: I used a tutorial on this site when studying python and it was all right. I already knew how to code though. https://www.python-course.eu/python3_course.php