[Jonny6001]

Hello, this is my first post on the forum.

I have been using CFD for various applications in University with good results but only on steady flow situations with a flowbench for correlation.
I have finished Univeristy with very high 1st class degree in Mechanical Engineering.

I now work as an aerodynamicist for a very reputable grand prix team.

My theoretical CFD knowledge is very poor to say the least but I want to understand it more than anything else. Firstly I want to properly understand Navier Stokes equations then maybe write my own simple code. At the moment I am going through maths books making sure I properly understand partial differential eqns and vectors before I tackle the equations.

Can anyone here give me some advice on how you went about this?

Some CFD books I feel are written to be over-complicated just to feed the egos of their writers. My field is thermodynamics of internal combustion engines and their design and I know there are books out there which can be difficult to read where another author can explain exactly the same thing and it makes sense frist time.

I really do want to understand CFD and Navier Stokes properly and not just use it because if I get stuck, I can try and work out the problem rather than be baffled. Maybe in future do a PhD on something relevant to this subject.

I hope someone can give me some advice.

Thanks a lot.