| CODE | EVD5210 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Computational Modeling | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Environmental Design | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit focuses on the use of computational modelling for the purpose of building engineering design. The main focus of the unit is to analyse problems involving flow processes of heat, mass and moisture by means of computational tools such as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Both theoretical and practical topics will be covered and the student will gain insight on both the execution of a design problem as well as the interpretation of the results provided by the software. Study-unit Aims: The aims of this study-unit are summarised hereunder: - To provide the necessary theoretical basis of computational modelling tools used; - To familiarise students with the numerical and computational tools used to perform design calculations related to heat, mass and moisture transport in buildings; - To familiarise students with the numerical and computational tools used to perform calculations on wind flows around buildings or urban zones; - To enable students to correctly interpret and scrutinise the results obtained through verification and validation. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Define the basic theoretical foundations behind the computational modelling tools presented in this unit. - Recognize the theory behind computational fluid dynamics including: - the Navier Stokes equations; - the Energy equation; - numerical schemes; - introduction to turbulence modelling. - Define how computational fluid dynamics can be used as a tool to design built environments in particular: - how to specify boundary conditions; - solution schemes for applications to wind flows around buildings; - Adequacy of turbulence models. - Define the verification and validation steps required in computational fluid dynamics. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Apply computational models and software to solve problems in building or urban physics; - Verify and validate numerical solutions. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Thomas R. Environmental Design of Buildings – An Introduction for Architects & Engineers' Taylor & Francis; 3rd Edition. 2006. ISBN 978-0415363334. Versteeg H., Malalasekera W. An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics: The Finite Volume Method. Pearson; 2nd Edition. 2007. ISBN: 978-0131274983. Zikanov O., Essential Computational Fluid Dynamics. Wiley; 1st Edition. 2010. ISBN: 978-0470423295. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualifications: A-level Pure or Applied Mathematics | |||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study, Practicum & Tutorial | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Simon Paul Borg Vincent M. Buhagiar Charles Emile I. Yousif |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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